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\"\"Last night seemed like any other nights on call – 5 admissions, 2 event notes for acute chest pain and a BP of 60\/D, checking blood gases for someone desatting, and the usual “need Tylenol STAT” page. Except this was not just any call night – it was my last night as a medicine intern. We celebrated our swan song, so to speak, with cake, pastries, and sparkling cider in the house officer’s lounge at midnight. This morning, our residency director put a discharge sticker<\/a> on my white coat before I signed out my list for the last time, passing the torch to the next poor bastard taking over the service. There was a great sense of relief as I joined the post-call crew for brunch<\/a> this afternoon. Our evening concluded with Melody’s graduation from fellowship at ye olde Harvard Club<\/a>, marking the end of another chapter in our academic careers. Now before residency starts on July 1st, we’ve decided to spend our week off recuperating – with food, sleep, and relaxation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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