A republishing of a century-old article reminds us of the fundamentals of medical internships; honing character and humility amidst the enormous responsibilities thrust upon fledgling physicians: the intern “learns how to get on with irritable folk who might or might not be irritable if they were well… Here in the hospital he sees more of the joy and of the tragedy of life than anywhere else in the world.” | Irons, JAMA 1926
