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Hello, everyone, my name is Gopi Astik, and I am one of the internal medicine chief residents at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Our program has 4th-year chiefs, so I have completed my residency and am excited to be able to share the experience of my transition from resident to new faculty with all of you. Even as I write that, I cannot believe that I am now a staff physician.<\/p>\n

I should start by telling you a little about myself. I am from Warrensburg, Missouri, which is about an hour east of Kansas City. I went to the University of Missouri-Kansas City for the 6 year BA\/MD program, and I graduated in 2008. I decided to stay close to home for my internal medicine residency and then decided to stay AGAIN for my chief residency. What can I say? I love Kansas City. Many of you probably haven\u2019t been to this area, and I want to tell you that it\u2019s a beautiful place with lots of things to do. It’s a big city with small town feel \u2026 but, then again, I\u2019m extremely biased.<\/p>\n

\"Kansas<\/a>This photo is from the Country Club Plaza at Christmas time. The holiday lights are lit during a ceremony on Thanksgiving – it’s amazing! There\u2019s more than this to Kansas City, but I\u2019ll sprinkle the details around during my time as the resident blogger.<\/p>\n

I plan on writing about how the articles in Journal Watch affect my clinical practice, along with giving my personal experiences of my chief residency. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and questions as well. If there\u2019s anything in particular you would like to hear about, please share your questions and comments. I am eager to share my experiences with all of you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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