by marshal | Feb 21, 2008 | Lessons Learned, Priorities
Exercise has been a regular part of my daily routine for many years. My smug complacency regarding this routine was shaken last year during a physical exam. I was challenged to move out of my comfort zone by increasing the diversity as well as intensity of my routine....
by marshal | Dec 20, 2007 | Lessons Learned, Priorities
I will be taking a break from writing these next few holiday weeks. But I couldn't miss the chance to wish you all a Merry Christmas filled with blessings as you celebrate the coming of The King of Kings, and a Joyful New Year filled with anticipation of God's...
by marshal | Dec 13, 2007 | Lessons Learned, Priorities
I can still remember the first time I looked under a microscope. My elementary school teacher had scraped the surface of a table onto a slide and placed the slide under the microscope. What I saw was astonishing – bugs, creatures and debris invisible to my eye...
by marshal | Dec 6, 2007 | Lessons Learned, Priorities, Purity
Interviewing candidates for a residency program in emergency medicine at Thomas Jefferson University is always enjoyable. Evaluating some extraordinary resumés and assessing the accomplishments of these medical students is fun. However, I must constantly remind...
by marshal | Nov 21, 2007 | Lessons Learned, Priorities
Where has my thankfulness for the simple gifts of life gone? Where is my childlike gratitude? As I have “matured”, a mindset of entitlement has emerged – diminishing my sense of appreciation. Am I capable of a childlike thankful heart anymore? When...
by marshal | Nov 1, 2007 | Lessons Learned, Priorities
In the emergency department, I had to constantly discipline myself to be alert for the most critical problem rather than the most obvious problem. For instance, a disfiguring facial injury could distract me from attending to life-threatening abdominal injuries....
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