Residency Diary: Origin Stories

1Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA L. G. M. Friedman ✉, University of Pennsylvania, 3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA, Email: email protected A note from the Editor-in-Chief: I am pleased to welcome back Lisa G. M. Friedman MA, MD to our "Residency Diary" column. Dr. Friedman is an orthopaedic surgery resident at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, USA. In this quarterly column, Dr. Friedman will chronicle her journey through residency, sharing her most memorable experiences—both personal and professional—with the readers of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®. We welcome reader feedback on all of our columns and articles; please send your comments toemail protected. The author certifies that there are no funding or commercial associations (consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article related to the author or any immediate family members. All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request. The opinions expressed are those of the writers, and do not reflect the opinion or policy of CORR® or The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®.