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The Night I Begin to Become a Physician
JAMA Internal Medicine 10.1001/jamainternmed.2025.8349March 09, 2026 at 6:00 AM EDT
This essay discusses the author’s reflection on their first night on call as a postgraduate year 1 resident.
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