It was a cold day in January when I first met him. I was an internal medicine resident
at an urban academic center, halfway through intern year and just trying to survive
as a young physician. My primary care clinic schedule was filled with hospital follow-ups
and urgent visits. The first patient on my schedule was a 20-year-old man establishing
primary care after an appendectomy. Fabulous, I thought to myself. Twenty-year-olds
usually have few ailments so this should be a quick visit.
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Published online: April 03, 2018
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Funding: The authors have no funding sources to disclose.
Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Authorship: All authors had access to the data and a role in writing the manuscript.
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