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\"Raktim<\/a>

Raktim Ghosh, MD, is a 2015-16 Chief Resident at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, in Cleveland, Ohio.<\/p><\/div>\n

At\u00a0my institution, next academic year\u2019s chief residency application email was sent out last week. The APDIM spring meeting for chief residents and program administrator is going to be held in Las Vegas in April 2016. The 2016 chief residents need to be selected before that meeting.<\/p>\n

That e-mail\u00a0brought a flashback memory for me. I met Charleen (the NEJM JW Resident blog editor)\u00a0at the last APDIM meeting, and that\u2019s how my association with \u2018NEJM Journal Watch Insights on Residency Training\u2019 started. I clearly remember walking up to the NEJM booth and seeing a\u00a0card on a table that read \u2018If you are a chief resident and interested in writing, please stop by.\u2019 <\/span>We spoke for a while, and I decided to apply. My journey as a chief resident and a blogger started at the same time. <\/span>Now, I have finished 70% of my tenure as a chief resident and a blogger. It\u2019s probably time\u00a0for introspection about what I have learned during this journey and what I have delivered to my institution. <\/span><\/p>\n

Last year at APDIM, I attended many different sessions, including morning report teaching, keeping residents engaged, making call schedules, preparing an\u00a0academic calendar, addressing conflicts between residents, and dealing with difficult residents. I did not realize at that time that\u00a0most of my\u00a0learning would actually come in the form of real life experiences in all of these areas. <\/span><\/p>\n

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By Charles Williams (Own work) [CC 2.0 via Flikr]<\/p><\/div>I surely have evolved\u00a0into a more mature individual from dealing with these issues. It\u2019s not just about what<\/em> to say, but how<\/em> to say it.\u00a0It’s about what to write in an official email. How to get work done without offending the majority of people. How to improvise new teaching strategies to keep the audience\u00a0engaged in different situations.\u00a0<\/span>Acquiring the ability to stay neutral and unbiased as an administrator and to maintain confidentiality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I learned to identify weak and strong people from a team and mentor them accordingly to achieve their individual goals. And, the most difficult\u00a0situation I faced was\u00a0saying no to my best friends’ call change requests but still\u00a0hanging out together after working hours.\u00a0<\/span>I definitely see and appreciate the enormous amount of work done by graduate medical education staffs to run residency programs in\u00a0academic institutions \u2014\u00a0working closely with people who have administrative roles has been an invaluable\u00a0learning opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n

At times, I struggle to\u00a0balance clinical work, study, administrative work, and family life. However, I am not complaining. This is what I wanted!\u00a0I have\u00a0enjoyed every day so far as a chief resident. <\/span>So, a few more months of this, and then\u00a0a new journey begins.\u00a0What I have learned as a Chief Resident will stay with me for the rest of my life. If you’re thinking of becoming a Chief Resident, prepare yourself for a whole new learning experience, and enjoy every moment of it!<\/span><\/p>\n

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