Go Retire Psychiatrist

COVID-19 Vaccine Jab Today

17 Feb 2021 James Amos

Today I got my first COVID-19 vaccine shot and I’m scheduled for the second one. This was through the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

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The Most Constructive Force in the Universe

9 Jan 2021 James Amos

As I struggle to remember to write and say the year “2021” I noticed the University of Iowa Health Care quotation selection by Dr. Martin

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29 Cribbage Board Antics

2 Feb 2020 James Amos

After a lot of encouragement from Sena, we got the 29-cribbage board. It’s a novelty board shaped like the very rare perfect 29 cribbage hand.

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The Iowa River Landing Sculpture Walk

29 Jan 2020 James Amos

I had so much fun with the giant chicken post on January 25, 2020 that I thought it would be nice to revisit the subject,

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A Giant Chicken

25 Jan 2020 James Amos

Last week, we were out at the Iowa River Landing (IRL) and saw a giant chicken. It’s actually a metal sculpture entitled Iowa Blue: The

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Bridges: An Essay on MLK Day of Service 2020

20 Jan 2020 James Amos

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is today and the University of Iowa has taken a quote from King to set the tone

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Life in the Garden

3 Jun 2019 James Amos

We were out working hard in the garden today–or at least Sena was. She was very busy planting Black-Eyed Susan and other things the names

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Excellence in Clinical Coaching Award: Humble Thanks

10 May 2019 James Amos

Today I want to thank everyone in my department for nominating me for the Excellence in Clinical Coaching Award . I accepted it during the

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Lifelong Learning “Not Excessively Rare”

21 Mar 2019 James Amos

As I get ready to go back on service at the hospital as a psychiatric consultant, I’m trying to get my head back into the

Back in the Saddle–So Soon?

20 Mar 2019 James Amos

A feature of phased retirement is that I’ve still got a foot in both worlds–the world of chasing all over the hospital as a consulting

The Retiring Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist

19 Mar 2019 James Amos

I’m a retiring Consultation-Liaison (C-L) Psychiatrist and this blog is a chronicle about my transition from being a physician to–what? I’m not exactly sure, but

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