Mar
28
Old School and Other Things
March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Old School I admire the physicians of yesterday who practiced at a time before medicine became so technical but I don’t necessarily accept the premise that they were better doctors. Certainly their physical exam skills were better honed than ours are today as this was often all they had to establish a diagnosis. They also [...]
Mar
24
Skin in the Game and Other Things
March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Skin in the Game I had the privilege to work with one of the specialists in town for the last couple of weeks, a gentleman who still takes call for the Emergency Department but only for one week a month after which we have to ship the emergency cases in his particular area of expertise [...]