Orthopaedic Residency: The attending perspective

The "Arte Y Pico" ... My First Blog Award ... and I got 2

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:00:00 PDT

If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason...

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"Sorry about Michigan" ...

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Sun, 08 May 2011 13:03:18 PDT

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. ~Buddha Life is always throwing us curve balls. In medicine, it is easy to get caught up in work. ...

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All they need is calm assertive leadership ...

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:45:19 PDT

Pathetic/benign Accept it/undermined Your opinion/your justification Happy/safe Servant/caged Malice/utter weakness No toleration - Invade Committed/enraged/admit it Don't...

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I am the boss of me ...

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:44:58 PDT

Invictus William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have...

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Fly on Little Wing

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:29:28 PDT

“Fear of failure must never be a reason not to try something.” ~Frederick Smith You know it is hard for me to resist a challenge. So, when my father-in-law asked me if I wanted to climb Snowdonia,...

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6 word meme

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Mon, 26 May 2008 06:49:37 PDT

MWWAK tagged me with a 6 word meme. Life is a constant process of improving on previous experiences. We should learn something everyday. Our lives should be constantly adapting, changing, growing,...

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Total Awesomeness.....

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Sun, 25 May 2008 16:32:57 PDT

“Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take,...

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Not everyone will like you - part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:23:18 PDT

“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.” ~Vincent van Gogh I posted last year about a good patient experience. It was a story about a patient that...

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Stepping to the plate ....

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:37:43 PDT

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” ~Maria Robin It is Spring. It is the time for flowers, yard work, and baseball. I was watching the...

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Brain mouth filter ...

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:25:08 PDT

“A lot of truth is said in jest.” ~Eminem Socratic questioning has been at the heart of clinical medical education many years. Traditionally, the educator asks a question so that the original...

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Putting a comment on blast ...

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:31:50 PDT

“Life is best enjoyed when time periods are evenly divided between labor, sleep, and recreation...all people should spend one-third of their time in recreation which is rebuilding, voluntary...

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Regardless of how many times I do it 20 miles is still a long frickin run ...

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:27:35 PDT

"The range of what we think and do is limited by what we fail to notice. And because we fail to notice that we fail to notice, there is little we can do to change until we notice how failing to...

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March madness ...

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:02:49 PDT

“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” ~Seneca I love the NCAA tournament. Every year there is a team who goes further than predicted. I join a poll every year and every year...

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I wish I had this much courage ....

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:04:56 PST

“Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a...

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There'll be no shelter here ...

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:29:54 PST

"They who have put out the people's eyes, reproach them of their blindness." ~ John Milton ... I need to watch things die From a good safe distance Vicariously, I Live while the whole world...

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Inspirational ...

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:49:18 PST

My mother sent me this and I thought I would share with my blog friends. In the final analysis, love is not this sentimental something that we talk about. It's not merely an emotional something....

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Training Wheels ...

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:32:28 PST

“If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.” ~Mark Twain Over the years, I have been observing the maturation of resident surgeons. I find it extremely...

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Ok .. this was just kind of awesome ....

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:33:07 PST

Ok .. this was just kind of awesome ....

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Does diversity matter?

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:22:46 PST

“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.” ~Maya Angelou I am not a...

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Valentine's Day just seems irrelevant

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:07:14 PST

“Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.” ~James Dean Valentines is a hallmark holiday in my mind. It is definitely not one of the majors (Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter),...

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We all have our quirks ...

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:35:19 PST

“The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action” ~Herbert Spencer Looking back, residency was one of the best times of my life. Some of the experiences were priceless. I remember sitting...

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University Hospital Cursades ... update

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:12:37 PST

Hello all. I have been working on the story line for the University Hospital Crusades. I am looking for Ideas for characteristics to give the different specialties and supporting casts. Please...

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Update: Back to Basics

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:16:57 PST

Please take a look at my updates on Orthopaedic Surgery: Back to Basics.

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Interviews are over ....

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:30:38 PST

“The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it.” ~Epicurus Today was our last day of interviews. The rank list is done. The more I am involved in this process; the more I...

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We are all in this together ....

noreply@blogger.com (Aki Puryear) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:23:56 PST

"We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” ~Epictetus I haven't been a resident for a little while now and I think it has been long enough that I have truly...

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