Family Ties

One of my favorite parts of interview season was visiting family across the country. For my final interview run, I made a snowy journey up to the Midwest. First stop: Uncle John and Aunt Sherri's place in St. Charles. We ate a wonderful dinner at Francesca’s by the River and shared a relaxing, peaceful night at home. I interviewed at the University of Chicago, which had an amazing emergency medicine program, then drove up to Madison.

I ate dinner with the welcoming residents at the University of Wisconsin then made it to the Brehms. Joe and Sue also made the interview trail a bit more friendly and homey. After my interview at UW, I met up with Uncle Steve for coffee and great conversation. Then I drove to Milwaukee for another resident dinner- this time at Cafe Hollander in Wauwatosa. The day wrapped up with a nice comfy bed in Oconomowoc at Uncle Dave and Aunt Sue's place.

Following my visit to the Medical College of Wisconsin, I sloooowly drove back to Oconomowoc in a snowstorm. Uncle Dave, Aunt Sue, and I ate some fish and chips for dinner. The next day we took a trip to Madison, ate dinner at Dotty Dumplings, and watched a Badgers hockey game. It was also great to catch up with Lizzie, who is finishing up her degree in finance. Before I knew it my Midwest tour was over and I was on a plane bound for the Bay Area.

After arriving at the Stanford campus, I had a bit of free time to visit the Cantor Art Museum. The evening social with the residents at Old Pro Sports Bar was a bit chaotic because the 49ers lost to the Giants in the NFL playoffs. Nonetheless, I had a great interview day at Stanford and loved a lot of things about the program. The best was yet to come as I boarded the train bound for San Francisco. I met up with my cousin Beth at her awesome home. We ate a lovely dinner, exchanged stories over wine, and finished the visit with a mini tour of her neighborhood the next morning.