“New Normal”, “We are all in this together”.  Phrases like these dominate the news cycle, commercials, facebook ads, memes, you name it.  Encouraging at first, it’s a daily reminder that life as we all knew it ended about six months ago.  We now find ourselves in a world of masks required, social distancing and excessive hand sanitization.   At a parent-teacher meet and greet the other day my son’s 7th grade advisory teacher asked for grace.  Why? Because they are all first-year teachers this year trying to navigate the world of online learning. It occurred to me that our program directors, faculty, and residents must feel the same way as...

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