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Shades of a physician

Summer of 2018, I had been working as a hospitalist for 5 years. I had changed jobs in 2017 and was comfortably settled in the new job, the team, and the hospital staff. My husband and I had been married for a year and a half, we were getting comfortable living together, getting used to each other’s idiosyncrasies.  I was about to graduate in 1 month from my master’s program. I was thinking about my next move after my masters. I was debating whether I should apply for another job using my masters’ degree or should I plan for a new project at my current job, or should I apply for a fellowship?  As a physician, you are always looking to make the next move so you can achieve that goal. Always have a test to ace, do research, write the next essay/paper, get a residency, then get a fellowship, then get board certified, then get a job, be part of committees, get recertification. There is always the next goal to accomplish. You forget the joys of colors, music, r...