Ping-ponging with IFAST on mentorship (Part 1)

I was going to write a post about belief and mentoring, but the post took on a life of its own and this tangent became so important that I thought breaking the idea up into two parts would be better. Read More...

“Why is a plastic surgeon concerned about respiration?”

This was the most frequently asked question of this weekend at the Myokinematics course hosted by my friend Bill Hartman at IFAST. I am not going to reveal the second and third most frequently asked questions because some things that are asked at Myokin stay at Myokin. Read More...

Holy hell balls, only 2 weeks of class on obesity? (Or, why I really shouldn’t read stuff on Huffpost)

Medical school is full of stuff to learn. A lot of stuff. Every day is a new day of a massive volume of information. It’s like trying to take a sip from a fire hose.  Residency is even more. The AMA has voted to classify obesity as a disease. An interesting move, for sure, that will ignite debate and discussion for years to come.

This has triggered a bunch of blog posts from a variety of parties who ask the obvious question: how can doctors who receive less than 2 weeks of class on obesity be adequately prepared to treat it? Read More...