First Impressions

Academic Medicine Podcast by Academic Medicine

May 4, 202605:02Science & Medicine

The candles ignited my pants that evening. But the real culprit was my anxiety over making a good first impression: in an effort to avoid the approaching dean, I unwittingly backpedaled into an open flame. Matthew R. Kle...

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