During challenging times, organizations like the Association of University Radiologists (AUR) encourage faculty and trainees to share and commemorate experiences. One such way was the AUR Storytelling Challenge, a joint initiative between the AUR and The Moth (from NPR) which asked participants to tell a story of courage during the COVID-19 public health crisis. Preethi Raghu, MD, assistant professor of clinical radiology in the UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, took part in this challenge. Her story was about the experience of transitioning from medical training to being a newly minted attending physician in the COVID-19 pandemic era.
“Based on our story submissions, a handful of residents, fellows, and faculty across the nation were selected to participate in an intensive 5-day storytelling workshop with folks from The Moth,” shares Dr. Raghu….