“But I'm not part of the community. I'm some random specialist who's been here for two days!” Apparently, that wasn't the point. So what to do with the goose? Peking goose? 芋頭炆鵝? Goose instead of turkey for Thanksgiving?

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“Urgence. Restez penchés. Emergency. Bend down, head down.” I pressed my head to my knees. There was no time to negotiate emotion.

I had not been back to Chisasibi since residency. My first visit was as a senior resident, at a time when travel to the North was still limited by the pandemic. Yet despite the steep learning curve, that week became a catalyst in shaping my path as a physician learning to build projects with and for the community.