Be Still

In my talk in Charleston a little more than a week ago, I spoke about a four-part prescription to help medical students avoid burnout.  Well, although burnout affects medical students more than other similar-aged young adults, it is a threat for us all.  One element of the prescription involves mindfulness, which involves stopping what you’re…

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There Are Two Sides To A Hurricane

Hurricanes are circular storms that revolve (counterclockwise) as they move in a linear direction. That means the prevailing winds are blowing southward as a hurricane makes landfall, and then northward once the eye passes and the back side passes through. This phenomenon came to me years ago while listening to a public radio report about…

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