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08 Jan '23
The Danger of Attribution Bias: Dissecting the Reaction to the Damar Hamlin Story
Continue readingAs a parent of an athlete in contact sports, I was horrified by Damar Hamlin’s collapse on the football field this past Monday. Amidst my prayers for his recovery, I spent some time trying to grasp what happened on the field. Of course, the initial videos and reactions were best guesses. I watched some interesting […]
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08 Jan '21
The COVID Corner: Installment 1
Continue readingSpread ’em! I mean please don’t spread ’em! AKA: COVID-19, Contagiousness, and Isolation Time As a person in the field of medical education, my day-to-day personal life as a human being with an interest in COVID-19 (which is most of us) is colliding with my professional one as a medical educator. What to do? Take […]
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14 Aug '20
Social Influencers Advocating for Reliable Healthcare Information—Keep It Coming!
Continue readingWe recently lost one of the giants in advocacy, Valerie (Val) Guild of AIM at Melanoma, to cancer. I am rethinking many of our conversations, trying to solidify all the pearls of wisdom that she dropped on a seemingly daily basis. A few years ago in my conversations with Val, she mentioned that a retired […]