…one could be pessimistic. PBS NewsHour did this story last night. Adjunct professors, many of them with doctorates, are struggling to make a living. A French literature professor uses food stamps. An English professor just up and quit. This video got me thinking about the word “value.” The MacBook delivered this as the first definition: […]
Category: Reflection
Hey everyone… Welcome to 2014. I’m back from holiday. I like to say ‘holiday’ rather than ‘vacation.’ It sounds more Euro. Plus, if one truly seeks word precision, saying holiday when describing time in Key West works. Everything about that place is celebratory and festive. Let’s talk about reading and writing. First, I’m not going […]
This fella is a Physics teacher in Louisville. We see him at quick recall matches. Who knew he was so extraordinary. A former student made the video, which Vimeo picked as a Top-ten for 2013. It’s a perfect post for Christmas. Love teachers. After doing some research, I learned Mr Wright was featured in the […]
My messages are simple: Mastery of the obvious; Reflective learning; Balancing optimism with realism; Plan for health; and this biggie: Stack together lots of small changes. Strive for small wins. They add up to big things. They are all here, plus some science. Dr. Mike Evans is a doctor, professor and creator extraordinaire. This is […]
Last night, Staci and I watched the award-wining documentary, The Waiting Room. Here is an intro from the website: The Waiting Room is a character-driven documentary film that uses extraordinary access to go behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients. The film – using […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about vaccines. As a learner, an observer of humans and our nature, a worshiper of the scientific method, a doctor, a new grandfather, and a member of society, few debates could be more compelling. The kerfuffle over vaccines has it all. It’s the Lance Armstrong story on steroids. (Grin.) The […]
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Thinking of Mom
Two years have passed since my mom died on Thanksgiving morning. The Mandrola children lived a blessed childhood, immersed in love and nurturing. A cocoon of normalcy, if you will. This morning, as I sit at the computer in the predawn stillness, I reread the post I wrote in the days after Mom died. I […]
I’m going to be proud for a moment. Yesterday, the journal JAMA-Internal Medicine published an invited commentary that I co-wrote with Dr. Dan Matlock (@Dan_Matlock) from the University of Colorado. The title of the piece is The Antidote for Unprepared Patients — A Caring Clinician. It’s available for free. Invited editorials in medical journals are often […]
I love cycling. Being outdoors, pedaling, feeling the swoosh of the wind, these are all sensations that more people should enjoy. They are sensations of happiness. And oh, does the heart love happiness. I also love my country. America is an amazing place. If you take a moment to really look past the mundane of […]
It goes without saying that having an appreciation for humanity is critical for doctoring. One of the areas of medicine that is most tragic is how we treat the elderly. If I could change one thing about medical care, I would make the care of the elderly more gentle. Dr Dan Matlock (@Dan_Matlock) is a […]
I recently gave a lecture on Social Media to medical student leaders at Indiana University. The experience energized me. It also promoted thought-provoking questions. Let’s consider two of the best questions. This one came by email. I was wondering if you have any suggestions on how to write a twitter post to direct people to […]