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On Excellence and Telos
Aristotle, Aquinas, and the Westminster Catechism help us understand that excellence is found in virtuous living in pursuit of our purpose.
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Building a Personal Medical Kit
A personal medical kit is great for general preparedness, helping you manage medical emergencies at home or on the go.
Feb 25


Being an A+ Physician
Striving for excellence as a physician requires intentionality, lifelong learning, humility, and surrounding yourself with excellent peers.
Jan 24


Bad Therapy
Therapy today risks stunting resilience in children. Parents, not “experts,” are best suited to guide them to successful adulthood.
Jan 10


Exercise Decreases Dementia Risk: Exploring the Medical Literature
Studies show that improved cardiorespiratory fitness decreases risk for developing dementia
Dec 26, 2024


On Call
Dr. Fauci's memoir explores 50 years of medical history, from HIV/AIDS to COVID, with insights, successes, and controversies.
Dec 14, 2024


Descriptions and Prescriptions
A review of Dr. Emlet's book about a biblical approach to understanding and treating mental health disorders.
Nov 24, 2024


Health Starts with Us
As we seek to combat the epidemic of obesity, doctors can show the way by engaging in regular physical fitness.
Nov 10, 2024


Methods Matter
I recently ran across this clip discussing how much weight we should give to research and academic elites vs following our common sense. ...
Sep 11, 2024


A Good Teacher is also a Learner
Our family makes it a practice around the dinner table to ask each other about our day as an effort to stimulate conversation together....
Jun 22, 2024


Do as I say... And as I do!
There is an old phrase that exhorts us to "Lead by example." Stated differently, some say that more is "Caught than taught." The...
May 7, 2024


Forever Strong
Some say that up to 80% of patients present to the emergency department with conditions that are a result of the decisions that they...
Apr 28, 2024


Outlive
Since the beginning of entropic history, we as humans have been searching for the fountain of youth. There are two guaranteed dates that...
Mar 9, 2024


POCUS Underwater
Ultrasound has been studied in environments ranging from the battlefield to outer space. This study evaluates ultrasound underwater.
Aug 28, 2023


What Does it Mean to be an Academic Physician?
What does it mean to be an academic physician? This speech explores the four pillars of academic medicine and the importance of excellence.
Aug 21, 2023


POCUS Saves Money
POCUS is the use of ultrasound by physicians at the bedside. This paper looks at the effects on cost when POCUS is used.
Aug 13, 2023


Ultrasound Meets Ham Radio
POCUS is a powerful adjunct in the evaluation of patients. Transmitting images with HAM radio can help in austere environments.
Jul 25, 2023


The Price We Pay
Healthcare is a $4.3 trillion industry extracts a high cost on patients. This book explores drivers of cost and ways to reduce waste.
Jul 3, 2023


POCUS to predict Cholecystectomy
Can gallbladder POCUS predict the need for cholecystectomy without confirmatory imaging? This paper attempts to answer that question
Jun 28, 2023


The Story of our Hands
The calluses on our hands tell our story an allow us to face the difficulties in life that we encounter.
May 31, 2023


A Letter to Healthcare Graduates
As a healthcare graduate you are about to embark on a career with incredible opportunities and challenges.
May 23, 2023
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