The Art of Staying Calm During Medical Crises
The Emergency Room Teaches You Quickly One of the first things you learn in emergency medicine is that panic spreads fast. If the physician loses composure, the entire room feels it. Nurses feel it. Staff feel it. Families feel it. Most importantly, patients feel it. Over my career in emergency medicine, I worked through trauma […]
Lessons Learned Serving as a Physician for the U.S. Boxing Program
Stepping Into a Different World of Medicine When people hear that I served as a physician for the U.S. Boxing Program, they often picture bright lights, championship fights, and famous athletes. Those moments certainly existed, but what I remember most is the responsibility that came with caring for athletes who put everything on the line […]