I've been dealing with my own stress issues lately in the midst of my preparation for the American Board of Anesthesiology oral board exam (the final step to getting board certified!). Just last night, I was up for at least an hour at 3 am replaying mock oral exam scenarios in my head, the adverse …
The Case for M&M’s
No, this is not a blog post about those little round candies... In the medical world, M&M stands for Morbidity & Mortality Conference. In other fields or any corporate environment where long-term projects come and go, it can be referred to as a Post-Mortem. Much like an autopsy, medical …
If you only make one resolution this year…
It's 2013! One of my mom’s “bucket list” items, to ride in a horse-drawn sleigh, was fulfilled earlier this week. This is a picture (taken by my dad) of the actual ride. Great photo, huh? The winter theme, in addition to the perspective of "journeying forward" captured in this photo, …
