Despite recording low numbers of COVID-19 cases in Australia compared to worldwide figures, strict government lockdowns and restrictions challenged junior doctors both professionally and personally. Many trainees finished 2020 with the overhanging uneasiness of a light surgical logbook, due to the cancelled operations and or redeployment to other specialities. The research field endured laboratory closures whilst adapting to virtual meetings platforms. Uncomfortable personal protective equipment and social isolation became the norm in an effort to protect colleagues, patients, family and ourselves. Fortunately, Australians are now beginning to return to a new form of normality and in this piece we would like to reflect on a unique year and look forward to 2021 and beyond.
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