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‘Nurses Keep Doctors From Killing Patients?’ Uh, no.

by Edwin | Jun 15, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |

I was talking to a college student recently. This student wants to become a physician or PA (Physician Assistant). Said student reported to me that a nurse, in NP school, was talking with her and asked her about her career...

There is Evil in the World

by Edwin | Jun 8, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine, Faith, hope and love | 2 |

There is Evil in the World! If you ask people if there is evil in the world, a lot of them will smile politely at such an obviously Medieval (or Neanderthal) view of the world. Which, of course, is a bit of an...

Shadowing in Health Care

by Edwin | Jun 5, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |

Job shadowing is a long-standing tradition. High schools often have dedicated shadowing days, during which students can come and spend time with people working in careers that the...

Mathematics of Physician

by Edwin | Jun 5, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |

Here is a summary of the mathematics of being a physician. College x 4 years + Medical school x 4 years + Residency x 3-7 years ___________________ Physician Now: Physician Provider That is all. ...

‘Transporting non-emergent traffic…’

by Edwin | May 27, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine, Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest | 0 |

When the paramedic calls in and says ‘transporting...

Schizophrenia and Hopeless Chaos in the ER

by Edwin | May 18, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine, Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest | 1 |

Here is a standard emergency department situation, played out all across...

The Physician Satisfaction Score

by Edwin | Apr 14, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine, conference | 1 |

These are some of the ‘high points’ of a talk I gave last Summer at Michigan ACEP and last week at Wisconsin ACEP. I hope you find them useful. There are a...

Dr. Mike Simpson’s in his Mind of the Warrior podcast, with me as guest!

by Edwin | Apr 14, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine, Issues, humor, hobbies and all the rest | 0 |

Have a listen to Mind of the Warrior, Dr. Mike Simpson’s excellent podcast! I’ve enjoyed it tremendously. And in this episode, Mike was gracious enough to invite me to sit and chat. We covered a wide range of...

Would you Leave the Practice of Medicine if you Could?

by Edwin | Apr 1, 2019 | Emergistan and Medicine | 0 |

My column in this month’s Emergency Medicine News. https://journals.lww.com/em-news/Fulltext/2019/04000/Life_in_Emergistan__What_Would_It_Take_for_You_to.9.aspx Dear fellow physicians, if you could quit medicine, would...