Mentors
Luckily, I’ve been blessed by several mentors in my life and within the medical realm. Often, a mentor is mistaken as a relationship only involving an apprenticeship within a particular field. However,...
View ArticleWhat’s your level of FITNESS?
What’s your fitness level? Most people automatically starts discussing physical fitness. “I can lift 40 pounds”. “I go to the gym 3 times a week”. “I play tennis”. I am yet to meet anyone whom speaks...
View ArticleDomino effect
There is a quote that says “The world moves when you do”. In these few words, so much meaning is captured. In the medical realm, this certainly applies to the patient AND the medical provider. When...
View ArticlePause for Processing
If a discussion is straightforward, the direction to success is ….straight forward. Let us pause for a moment to think about the process of a clinical visit. The dialogue is like a story. An...
View ArticleThe Non-Discriminatory Helping Hand
As humans, we are constantly caught up in labels, from the type of tree to the periodic table, we classify, until the dark of night, However, when you study anatomy, there is not the Hispanic vessels,...
View ArticlePillars
Pillars are architectural elements used to construct buildings. Physics is used to calculate the particular vector needed to maintain a solid structurally intact building. Each pillar serves as an...
View ArticleHomeostatic Chaos
I asked a medical student the other day what is “homeostatic chaos”? The student first looked at me oddly. Then, the buzz words that followed were: “Hypovolemia”, “Hypertensive Urgency”, “Diabetic...
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Refinement of Trajectories
The Refinement of Human Trajectories is the essence of preventative medicine. Family genetics function as a partial gravitational force which influences a human trajectory. Family medicine fights daily...
View ArticleDIG IN !
This week the FPC is full of excitement and enthusiasm as the new interns arrive for orientation. Each with their own genuine qualities and talents. Each with their own unique backgrounds. Each with...
View ArticleNear the end of this specific journey….
There are 2 more weeks left of residency for the Class of 2011. It’s the end of this SPECIFIC journey. With every ending, exists a new beginning. Our medical education will continue for the rest of our...
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