When I completed my internal medicine residency, my fellow trainees knew I was headed for a rural practice in Vermont. Much to my surprise, they gave me a traditional doctor’s black bag – a beautiful leather bag with pockets inside for instruments, tongue depressors, syringes, prescription pads, and all my tools. It was an extraordinarily meaningful gift that acknowledged a launch ...
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