Blog entries tagged 'thoughts of an educator'

Not everyone will like you...

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;not everyone will like you." At the time I didn't understand the wisdom in that statement and just went about my day. As I progressed through residency, fellowship, and into practice, I have begun to understand the enormity of that statement.

It is summe [...]

Aarrrggghhh .... July

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both happiness and uncertainty in the air. The chief residents are packed up and saying their goodbyes. The newly graduated interns are finding housing and readying themselves for a new venture. It is an exciting time for all involved. At this time of the year, everyone is changing their position in the hierarchy. The rising chiefs have to assume the role of leader and the new interns will be a "doctor" for the first time. Some are up to the task and others, well, take a little bit of [...]

All good things have to come to an end ...

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in the world.”
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

When I was in medical school, one of the key issues that discussed at the time was the increasing need for primary care providers and the over abundance of sub-specialists. There was a push by multiple institutions to increase medical students interest in the primary care areas and a deemphasis of the sub-specialties. Over recent years that prediction was found to be off target.

Are we there yet?

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size="3" style="color: #000000; font-family: georgia">~Friedrich Nietzsche

Education is a wonderful thing. I learn something new everyday. Everyone from my patients, students, residents, nurses, and even the cleaning ladies, teaches me somet [...]