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Playing Your Own Game: Lessons from 'Miracle' for Life and Success
One of my favorite movies, and I have A LOT of them that I watch over and over again, is Miracle. This is an account of the 1980 US Olympic Hockey team, comprised of amateurs, that managed to defeat the significantly more experienced and dominant Russian team. (This was way back when before the modern “dream teams” that play now.)
Step Out, Because Your Moment Has Arrived
I was asked recently to give a talk on leadership at a pre-meeting before the annual conference of the Orthopedic Trauma Association. A friend, also both an orthopedic surgeon and coach, is putting on this half-day symposium. I was, of course, honored to be asked and saw it as a great opportunity to do some networking, gain a new audience, and also get more experience in public speaking.
There Are Powerful Reasons to Craft Your Own Medical Oath
Toward the conclusion of medical school, an oath is usually taken by the graduates–a symbolic commitment to their calling and a promise to guide their medical careers. For years I had the impression that everyone either took the Hippocratic Oath or the Oath of Maimonides. However, in researching this blog I learned there are many more options and came upon some interesting statistics. Until recently, about half of medical graduates took some version of the Hippocratic Oath, with the other half adopting the Declaration of Geneva, the Oath of Maimonides, and various others.
Did You Receive Informed Consent for Medical School and Training?
Summer marked the start of medical school, with July being when clinical rotations commenced in the third year and when the transition to the fourth year occurred. July was when internship began, followed by each new year of residency. Fellowships began later but still in the summer. Each year brought advancement and a new role commenced, finally culminating in graduation to being an attending. An independent practitioner. Free to practice medicine out in the real world. With each advancement, I found myself thinking, “I’m not ready for this. And yet, I can’t imagine what would have prepared me further.” This makes me wonder, did I receive informed consent for medical education and training? Did you?
Who Are You?
Want to know who doctors are when no one is looking over their shoulders to make sure they are performing the standard of care, doing all their notes and tasks, and meeting their “quality metrics”?
Vacation as Medicine
What if I told you there was a medicine that would improve your wellbeing, productivity, and creativity while decreasing your risks of heart disease, stroke, and chronic illnesses caused by stress?Because that medicine exists. It’s called vacation. It’s not exactly free, but the money you spend on it is well worth it for your longevity in work and in life.
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