There are times in our lives when we have an event that is transformational. Many of us have them to varying degrees in our careers. There will always...
It’s A Privilege, Not A Right
As hard as we work to gain entry to medical school, complete 4 years of curriculum to obtain a doctorate degree, spend an additional 3-8 years refinin...
What is NaPodpoMo?
This month is National Podcast Post Month, or NaPodpoMo. What does that have to do with anything? Well my show, Licensed To Live, is offering many mor...
A Public Health Crisis
There is a opioid epidemic in America. It affects families within our inner-cities, suburbs and rural areas. Users come in all types, spanning all dem...
How Impaired Are You?
Impairment comes in many forms. Most often people think of a problem with alcohol or drugs. However, impairment applies to many aspects of a physici...
Resilience: Part 1
Some people think that resilience is all or nothing; either you have it or you don’t. However, resilience is actually something that can be bu...
Literacy Should Not Be Taken For Granted
Just as summer quickly fades, the “back to school” advertisements are running. This time of year can be exciting for many; the first day of elemen...
Wrong Destination
Have you ever found yourself at the wrong destination? I remember several times when I fell asleep on the F train after a long shift in the hospital a...
Police Brutality Can Be Similar to Healthcare Encounters
Hardly a week goes by without hearing about another case of police brutality. Many times, seemingly unnecessarily lethal force has been used. These in...
