Path to Homestead: Just Keep Swimming

Dory had it right, “Just Keep Swimming.” It’s crazy to think that it has been 2 months since my move here. The homestead saga continues with all of the ups and downs. As opposed to my previous 2-week homestead focused trips, I split my week between 4 days in Healthcare and 3 days on theContinue reading “Path to Homestead: Just Keep Swimming”

Lessons From Covering Down

These days, this is considered Extreme Leadership: If the team is failing, the leader is failing. As one watches support dwindle, you begin to cover down. To cover down means to taking on the duties of your fallen teammates. In medicine, our medical assistants assist the physician in multiple tasks. Prior authorizations, durable medical equipment,Continue reading “Lessons From Covering Down”

Teacher, Mentor, Physician… Attending

In the beginning, we are all ignorant, carefree, and selfish infants. Through adversity, struggle, and learning, one slowly makes their way through life. If we do not share the lessons from our lives, the next generation will be destined to meet the same adversity, struggles, and are doomed to face the same lessons over andContinue reading “Teacher, Mentor, Physician… Attending”

National Health Awareness: April 2022

I am cautiously optimistic that the COVID-19 numbers are staying down in our region. The worldwide data suggest a small uptick and a hybrid variant in the UK appears to be having a slower uptrend (variant was detected in my city the week of 24MAR). We will see what next month brings, but I amContinue reading “National Health Awareness: April 2022”

National Awareness Month : May 2021

Healthcare can be quite overwhelming as it is difficult to focus on every aspect of health simultaneously. To simplify things, national health awareness days/weeks/months were created. May is quite the Awareness month comprised of American Stroke, Arthritis, Cystic Fibrosis, Better Hearing and Speech, Global Employee Health and Fitness, Healthy Vision, Hepatitis, Lupus, Melanoma/Skin Cancer DetectionContinue reading “National Awareness Month : May 2021”