There are lots of common sayings you hear in the OR. One is all bleeding stops eventually. Another one is the enemy of good is perfect. Trying to make things perfect we often screw up something really good. We take well-reduced fracture with plates and screws in place and take them all out to try … [Read more...]

A few weeks ago I was listening to this interview about student loan debt, and I had to stop the podcast and look up the information because I could not believe it.  My eyes about popped out my head and I want to throw up. This was a new grad looking at over $400,000 in student loans debt alone. I … [Read more...]

Patterns in the world repeat over and over. As you get older you see them more and more. These patterns become more obvious. One of these laws is that skills and experiences are transferable. When I applied for my current position, I’d only been working in foot and ankle surgery. NOTHING ELSE. My … [Read more...]

We’ve been talking about some ideas that may make you a little frustrated. They may push you out of your comfort zone. The idea of the different realities we all live in or the frameworks/lenses we use that help us get through the day. These frameworks help us to function and move along. We filter … [Read more...]

I got this email a few weeks ago *** I am scheduled to take my PANRE on xx/xx/xx. I have taken your advice, and I am listening to my pa life questions via the podcast as well. Those questions are very detailed- or are those the harder questions on the exam. But knowing the basic key terms is the … [Read more...]