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My Perspective on FOMO
I just saw a great post on Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) on Bob Lowry’s blog, Satisfying Retirement. The link is on my home page and it’s a great read, along with many of his other posts. FOMO for me is different because I’m not actually retired yet. Bob has been retired for a long…
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Excellence in Clinical Coaching Award: Humble Thanks
Today I want to thank everyone in my department for nominating me for the Excellence in Clinical Coaching Award . I accepted it during the Graduate Medical Education Leadership Symposium this afternoon. For some reason, I almost wrote “Excellence in Clinical Clowning Award ” above. I guess maybe one of the reasons is that I…
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Let’s Promote Living Well to 100
I get a big kick of this video every time I see it. It’s a YouTube about people who are 100 years old who are funny, wise, and talented. It’s included on the SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital YouTube channel. St. Mary’s Hospital is in Madison, Wisconsin. I worked as a psychiatrist there very briefly…
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Cardinal Hatchlings So Soon?
Big day on the psychiatry consult service. So, this is a short post today because I’m pooped. I logged 2.8 miles and 35 floors on the step counter and here’s a picture to prove it. The other bit of news is that the cardinal hatchlings are here—at least two of them anyway. One egg is…
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Dirty Dozen on C-L Psychiatry
I’m back in the saddle again after a brief hiatus according to the terms of my phased retirement contract. During my time away, I thought about what a short introduction to Consultation-Liaison (C-L) Psychiatry might include to give medical students and other trainees a snapshot look at what CL psychiatrists encounter in their work in…
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Back on My Soap Box about MOC
I’m back on my soap box about Maintenance of Certification (MOC) again. Sidney Weissman, M.D. remarked in a letter to the editor of Psychiatric News (April 19, 2019 issue, Vol. 54, No. 8) on the rising numbers of graduating medical students who match in psychiatry residency slots. Many will graduate from these programs into private…
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Clinical Problems in Consultation Psychiatry
Long day on the C-L Psychiatry service. I logged 2.8 miles and 33 floors on my step counter. I barely had time to eat lunch. This post is going to be short. We were treated to outstanding presentations on fascinating topics over the last couple of days and they were given by top-notch medical students.…
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They Work Here Too
The cardinal nest is pretty much done—no eggs yet, though. At least we think it’s a cardinal nest. It looks typical according to experts; loosely woven of twigs, leaves, stucco, and ponderosa pine accents. They’re pretty fussy about us snooping around the backyard evergreen tree they chose to build a home in. Any day now,…
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The Last White Coat I’ll Ever Wear
I’m a big fan of the Men in Black movies. I’m not going to tell you how many times I’ve watched them on TV (78 million and if that number reminds you of a scene from Men in Black, you’re just as much a fan as I am, if not worse). One of my favorite…
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Long Day; Short Post
OK, it was a long day on the general hospital psychiatry consultation service. This post is going to be short. I put 3.4 miles and 29 floors on my step counter today and I’m feeling every one of them right now. It’s almost 10:30 at night and I’m trying to find a way to end…
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