When leading is following; my latest EM News column.

Here is my latest column in Emergency Medicine News.  I hope you enjoy it! http://journals.lww.com/em-news/Fulltext/2013/02000/Second_Opinion__When_Leading_is_Following.8.aspx My wife just built a pergola in our yard.  Mind you, a pergola is a thing I never knew existed until it was pointed out … Continue reading

Get rid of useless stuff this Thanksgiving…my Greenville News column for this week

This is my column in today’s Greenville news, on the topic of time wasted and time well used. http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20121118/OPINION/311180007/Get-rid-useless-stuff-Thanksgiving?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|p I sometimes sit and think about the things that have wasted my time.  It’s a long list, and  probably would exceed … Continue reading

Superpowers can be found in loving mothers

Happy Mother’s Day all!  This is my column in today’s Greenville News! http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20120513/OPINION/305130023/Super-powers-can-found-loving-mothers?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Opinion|s Our family loves Super-heroes. We always have, from back in the days of action figures and pajamas with Velcro-tab cape, of course. We have watched movies, read … Continue reading

Making the future brighter for aspiring physicians: text of my lecture

This is the text of my recent lecture at the Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson University. Making the future brighter for aspiring physicians March 29, 2012 Calhoun Lecture Series Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson University Thank you for the invitation to speak … Continue reading