The last stop on my Boston tour
was Boston University Medical Center. There, SAR member Jorge Soto and colleagues
gave me a warm welcome despite the record low subzero temperatures outside.
It
was so cold that day, the public schools closed to prevent putting Boston’s
youth into cryogenic stasis.
Once defrosted, the BU residents proved to be
formidable case-takers and gracious hosts. They also proved to be fun and
interesting dinner companions and excellent judges of wine (one of the perks of
being a BU chief resident is that you get to choose the wine at visiting
professor dinners). I found the idea of having so many residents join in the
faculty dinner refreshing. I also appreciated that they let me pass on the
opportunity to spend the remainder of the evening touring some of Boston’s
finest pubs out of pity.
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| Andrew Tanenbaum, Milos Janicek, Jeffrey Gussenberg, Jorge Soto, Kira Melamud, Trevor Morrison, Robert Ruef |
Before I left, Jorge graciously gave me a signed copy
of the book he co-authored, Problem Solving in Emergency
Radiology, a must read for any resident before taking call.
For those of you who don’t know
him, Jorge is a gem of a person. He taught me that smart and nice are not
mutually exclusive. When Jorge speaks, Chuck Norris listens.
In the end, even record cold
temperatures couldn’t squelch the educational exchange that typifies a trip to
Boston’s elite medical centers. My only regret is that I didn’t have sufficient
time to squeeze in a visit to Beth Israel Deaconess (where SAR member Johnny
Kruskal is Chair of Radiology). On the other hand, it doesn’t hurt to have a
reason to go back- preferably in the summer!
BTW, Johnny Kruskal only got the
Chair at BID because Chuck Norris turned it down!
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