The year 2020 brought new vernacular and multiple paradoxes into our routine; enforced “social distancing,” but more interactions through Zoom meetings and FaceTime; increased awareness in clinical hygiene and PPE requirements, but variable standards of care from experts; and encouraged a divisive political climate, but a shared push by most for voter accommodation. Many of these adjustments have revealed positives as well as negatives in our lives.
It was a year of firsts, including moving the ASA annual meeting to its most unique setting to date: the internet. The annual meeting attempts to provide a unique experience for its attendees each year. A different city to explore, new colleagues to interact with, and fresh, up-to-date sessions. Each visit for an anesthesiology resident can represent a different stage in their career path: presenting a poster as a medical student, navigating the maze of residency booths as a budding applicant, or seeking...
