Imagine being in a room with 3 people who have over 170 combined years of practicing medicine. Imagine meeting 19 doctors from the class of 1960, a class which included only 5 women. Imagine walking onto the same field that the Broncos do every Sunday. Check. Check. Check.
Alumni banquet and awards ceremony for the University of Colorado School of Medicine--where all your dreams come true.
No, seriously, it was a cool night. A night where, yes, I sat through several presentations of awards whose qualifications no one will ever know and the process for choosing the recipients might remain equally mysterious. But, it was pretty inspiring to see a man who has been a physician for longer than my parents have been alive, telling us that we should never try to be good doctors. "Because good is the enemy of excellence." And it felt pretty posh to see the Invesco club suites and keg rooms (Broncos locker room off limits) and eat dinner with the most amazing view of the Denver skyline that I've ever seen. And it was entirely surreal to think that in 15 hours, we will all be doctors. Holy cow. There's no way to put it all into words, but I know that it's an honor I'm going to be sharing with some amazing people; people I'm very proud to call colleagues and friends.
And in 50 years, maybe we'll all be back in the same place, imparting wisdom to the next generation of physicians.
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