I heard a doc say something yesterday that hit me right between the eyes. He was talking about a patient who was a train wreck. One issue after another, and he referred to a saying in trauma surgery: “Trauma is a disease” Sometimes bad things happen by chance. Other times people bring it on … [Read more...]

Like him or not, he has been a tremendous success by (almost) any measure, and there are a few things we can learn by watching him. One I’ve noticed is his general fuzziness with the data. Allow me to explain how this works to his benefit despite all the cries of inaccuracy and failing the … [Read more...]

Which describes you better on the morning of your exam? Hectic and scattered. Exhausted and angry.  Alarm blaring overslept. Grab your phone, punch up Waze to see how to get to the testing center, and realize you don’t have any time for breakfast, grab your coat and head out … [Read more...]

Your rotations are part of your schooling. They are designed for you to bridge the gap between the classroom and practicing medicine. You are paying money for every second year there. This is made really clear to me when I was only OB/GYN rotation. We’re in the middle of an open … [Read more...]

The deadline to get the August issue of the Physician Assistant Exam Scholars newsletter and upgrade you’re study skills is tonight. This issue heads off to the printer tomorrow morning when I wake up. I usually get up pretty darn early, so best to take care of it now. Here’s the … [Read more...]