Reflections of a member of the bicentennial class on the bicentennial symposium

This perspective piece explores what it means to be a first-year medical student at Yale School of Medicine during its bicentennial year. at first, it seemed like a hefty burden to bear. However, upon listening to dr. Eric Kandel speak at the bicentennial Symposium at Yale on april 28, 2011, it became clear what it means to be a part of the future of science and medicine at Yale.