Along Came COVID: Love and Loss in the 2020 Pandemic

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Faith Pernitelli, just weeks out of medical school, stood with the team of physician trainees at her first morning rounds. On the one hand intimidated by the upcoming expectations and responsibilities in a strange environment, and on the other hand proud to be a physician ready to step up to a new level of patient care. She looked around at her new colleagues, only known by brief introductions at orientation.

“I’m Faith Pernitelli,” she said, prompted by her superior for self-introduction. “I am from Lubbock, Texas, where I went to college and medical school — and to kindergarten through twelfth grade.”

“Thank you, Faith,” Ann said. “It wasn’t hard to hear the Texan part in your accent.” Ann McCauley was a second-year fellow, having completed the four-year residency in obstetrics and gynecology, the one Faith was now starting, and in her sixth year of training after medical school. “What brought you to Albuquerque?”

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