One year ago my daughter took part in a ceremony to celebrate her almost-completed residency in family medicine. I just reread my post on that day. At that time there were still many questions about what came next and how everything would be resolved.
What a difference a year makes.
This evening is a ceremony to celebrate a different sort of ending. She will not be officially done until mid-August, but it's time to celebrate the completion of her one-year fellowship and what comes next.
This time my daughter knows what comes next. In late August she will take a position as the doctor at a rural health center, where everything is done with the patient in mind, and health care professionals are treated with respect and care, too.
After four years of college, four years of medical school, three years of residency, and a one-year fellowship, my daughter will be the doctor to a community. This is what she has wanted all along. The work it took to get to this point will not be forgotten, but now the goal is realized and that puts the last dozen years in perspective.
When we start on any path it is impossible to foresee all that will happen on the journey. It is what we do along the way that speaks to our character and commitment. Who we are and how we get there matter as much as where we end up.
My daughter has reason to be proud of her every step.
Tonight we will celebrate not just an ending but a beginning of all that lies ahead.
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Congratulations to your daughter on wrapping up another important milestone in her career as a doctor. You all must be so proud!
YES! ice cream for all. T is looking going on, the " B's" win it all and to top it off a doctor. :)
Oh how wonderful.
I share your pride and happiness
Congratulations
Thank you for sharing....
Congratulations for a job well done! I hope it is everything she would wish it to be!
Hard work, long hours, determination, focus on a career path, mentors, loving family ... Now she's on her way.
Best wishes to the doctor -- may you learn something each day from your patients and may your career be all you have dreamed. And kudos to the family who have provided many years of loving support.
"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it."
~Thomas Jefferson
Congrats to your daughter! Her plans sound exciting and fulfilling.
I've been practicing family medicine for 7 years now. Medicine is not what it used to be, but in a rural community she will be respected, and she will love her patients dearly.
Though I don't know her, I stand by you in pride. She's traveled an arduous road, and I wish her much rest under a shady tree.
Oh Sharon, congratulations to not only your daughter for reaching this point with much hard work and dedication, but to you and your husband as well for being the excellent parents that your are, guiding her, loving her, supporting her on her journey from the moment of her first breath!
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