Keynote topic

Letters to a Young Clinician keynote speaker

Published title: Letters to a Young Clinician

Finding your own path in medicine—and a life of meaning beyond the clinic.

At a glance

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Presented at Pri-Med East in Providence, Rhode Island, in early October 2026.

The conversation

What can a life in medicine become? Drawing on his book Letters to a Young Doctor, Dr. Chopra invites clinicians to consider the many ways they can contribute: caring for patients, teaching, researching, writing, leading and innovating. Stories of Paul Farmer, Abraham Verghese, Burton Rose, Sanjeev Arora and Florence Nightingale illustrate how service, curiosity and imagination can shape a career. The conversation then turns to two underpinnings of success—grit and happiness—and the role of friendship, forgiveness, service and gratitude. For students, early-career clinicians and experienced practitioners alike, it is an invitation to reflect on professional possibilities, what brings joy and how to live with purpose.

Discussion themes

01Clinical career paths, innovation and compassionate service
02Grit and happiness as foundations for a meaningful career
03Friendship, forgiveness, gratitude and living with purpose

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