Monthly Archives: May 2014

Teacher’s Tools: Blackboard and Chalk

Posted on May 24, 2014 by blindcaduceus

I enjoy unexpected topics on random subjects that bring back memories or open a new horizon. Such was my experience last week as I read the weekly edition of The Chronicle Review (May 23, 2014) in The Chronicle of Higher Education. The … Continue reading →

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W. Eugene Smith’s Landmark Photo Essay, ‘Country Doctor’

Posted on May 19, 2014 by blindcaduceus

World Family Doctors Day: Celebrating the family doctor around the world. It is well worth the time to revisit photojournalist W. Eugene Smith’s ‘Country Doctor’ photo essay from LIFE in 1948. The thirty-eight photos document the challenges faced by Dr. … Continue reading →

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Key West: The Ferry and Seasickness

Posted on May 17, 2014 by blindcaduceus

  The early morning hours of May 8th were beautiful as we drove up Estero Boulevard along the Gulf coast toward Ft. Myers. The sun was rising and we were excited about our trip to Key West via the Key … Continue reading →

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Hey, doc! When are you going concierge?

Posted on May 17, 2014 by blindcaduceus

I’ve been asked this question many times in my twenty-three years of practicing medicine, although mostly in the last five years. Concierge medicine, in a nutshell, is when a doctor asks for an annual pre-paid fee to give his/her enrollees more … Continue reading →

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Live Oak and Moss

Posted on May 7, 2014 by blindcaduceus

At the end of a busy day at the office the drive home is often routine. It’s easy to focus on the traffic and news on the radio. Sometimes a diversion will literally fly across the road in front of the car in the form … Continue reading →

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YJHM: Samuel K. Parish, “All Saints House”

Posted on May 4, 2014 by blindcaduceus

YJHM: Samuel K. Parish, “All Saints House”. This essay was published in the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine. It is one chapter from my novel pending publication, The Blind Caduceus.

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Reading — Keep Calm and Carry On

Posted on May 4, 2014 by blindcaduceus

The photos of people reading in London after WWII bombing blitz. Making the best of a bad situation. I wonder what books they are reading?

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To Read is to Fly: Reading, Around the World

Posted on May 4, 2014 by blindcaduceus

Reading– the key that unlocks the door to the rest of the world.

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Literary Influences: The Citadel

Posted on May 4, 2014 by blindcaduceus

Some books pass through your mind like wind through a desert with no effect. Other books, The Citadel included, enter the mind and heart and stay with permanent effects.

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