Decisions


Hi Brooke, I’m coming up on my last year of my residency training and I have the opportunity to be “chief” resident next year if I choose to be. It’s not something I ever had on my radar up until this past year, at which point I had decided this is something I don’t want to pursue because I want to focus on getting a job, working on my projects, my family, etc. However, now I’m noticing how many negative thoughts I have about the position, and I’m wondering how much of my resistance is due to fear of the discomfort that would come along with being chief and the challenges it would present. But at the same time, I like many of my reasons for not choosing it. Can you give some advice on sorting this out? Thanks!