title: Reflections of a member of the bicentennial class on the Bicentennial Symposium.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. jessica.gold@yale.edu
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gold
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003237:Connecticut; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical; D014481:United States