KevinMD September 29, 2023
On my first day of inpatient rounds during intern year, I was taken aback when the attending stated, “Let’s stop outside the room and just spend a few moments watching the child and mom.” I started my residency on my community rotation site in Chester, PA, where several of the Philadelphia training programs at that time were sending residents. It was a nice introduction to pediatrics with a smaller inpatient ward, a small academic clinic, and a busy enough ER for us to see and get comfortable with sicker children more quickly. Dr. Baker, quite possibly my favorite attending of all time, was the lead physician and, while an amazing teacher of the science of pediatrics, was also a believer...