Resident Spotlight: Emily MacLean

What’s the best part about your residency experience:
Learning from all the lovely palliative care physicians and allied health in Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo.
What are you most looking forward to in your career ahead:
To continue to learn and grow, and embrace the exciting opportunities that lay ahead.
What’s the best part about your job?
The opportunity to connect with patients and their families and learn their stories.
Favourite song:
I love the whole Hamilton soundtrack!
Favourite past-time activity:
Hiking in the summer and cross-country skiing in the winter.
Favourite restaurant in your community:
Nori Sushi in Nanaimo
A book or article you would recommend:
Next on my reading list is Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese.
What are you creating in the world right now?
I’m just starting to plan my wedding for next year and it is definitely taking a lot of time and creativity.
Best piece of advice for new physicians:
Try to find balance and remember what you enjoy doing outside of medicine.