A year ago today, I remember with vivid clarity standing before you as the Academic
Pediatric Association (APA) President Elect while I moderated the Presidential Plenary
session. I was quite nervous, hadn’t slept well the previous evening, but a quote
by Eleanor Roosevelt kept coming into my mind. “Do something that terrifies you each
day.” That sentiment certainly fit the bill for me that day.
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Article Info
Publication History
Accepted:
September 17,
2011
Received:
September 15,
2011
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