Peds Prom

Every year the pediatric department puts on a dinner dance to acknowledge their appreciation for the residents and we affectionately call it Peds Prom. We look forward to it all year because it is one of two days that all nearly 80 residents are let out of the hospital at once with fellows and staff covering all the patients. Okay, we also like the free dinner, drinks, and dancing! This year was more fun than last, probably because it was held in the spring instead of winter. Everyone is starting to celebrate the graduating class's accomplishments and get excited for where they are heading to next. So after a lengthy cocktail hour, we sat down to dinner. All of the carnivores enjoyed their meals but unfortunately Ari and Melissa (Grant's wife) got the short end of the stick with the vegetarian meals... not so yummy. During dessert a couple of awards were given to staff that have worked at CHW for more than 25 years and to some residents and fellows for research projects. After dinner, the real entertainment began. Many residents and staff hit the dance floor when the band began to play. I will keep them anonymous... you wouldn't probably know their names anyway, but let me tell you some of the staff were really gettin' down. It is so funny to see the docs who seem so serious and driven at work let their hair down. I still think there should have been a dance off. At about 11pm, we were exhausted and the on-call residents had to go back to the hospital... I didn't say they got 24 hours off!... so we retired home.