What I learned from stepping away from medicine for a year

<p>"Before COVID-19, I left the practice of medicine for what would turn out to become an entire year. While away, I found a new way of seeing our hearts and bodies as humans in the medical profession, allowing me to return.</p> <p>Here are five lessons I learned in the hope they might help others."</p> <p><a href="https://jenniferlycette.com/about-me/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer">Jennifer Lycette</a> is a hematology-oncology physician and can be reached on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/jl_lycette?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@jl_lycette</a>.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/03/what-i-learned-from-stepping-away-from-medicine-for-a-year.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What I learned from stepping away from medicine for a year</a>." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/03/what-i-learned-from-stepping-away-from-medicine-for-a-year.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/03/what-i-learned-from-stepping-away-from-medicine-for-a-year.html</a>)</p>