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Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2014
... house I found that knowing how to cook attracted other people. And I really enjoyed the outcome of it. I've got a ... best gig on Earth. I have the opportunity to get to know people and make a positive difference in their lives. Being ... Paperwork, and the hours involved in doing it. And, giving people bad news. Teaching runs in your family. As a doctor, ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2013
... it? I probably worked too much, and made too many other people’s problems my own, which may have been a contributor ... something that the BCMA has done right, but not many people know about? I think it would be great if we could ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper January/February 2012
... the CEO of an organization? That’s a good question. People might also ask, “How did a lawyer end up being the ... senior public servants are more important than sometimes people can appreciate—and are less politically laden than people sometimes imagine. So often, there is no political ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2012
... a 3-month probation through the IMG program, and of those people who go through the probation, half of them will be ... I was amazed, when I was closing the practice, how many people had been with me the full 36 years I’d been in ... is tremendous. You make a good living, you can influence people to make good decisions, and you have influence in the ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2011
... to become a doctor? You mentioned an interest in helping people. Early in my life I felt that I would like to be a ... Can you tell me about them? Yes. They are wonderful young people and I’m very close to them. A lot of people ask why none have gone into medicine, and it’s ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper November 2011
... in 1994, and while president I worked with some tremendous people, both medical folks who were on the Board as well as ... of Professional Relations, being involved with really good people, that’s a tremendous learning experience. I learned ... dynamic organism. It isn’t the building, it’s the people who are in the building. The best asset that the BCMA ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2010
... leadership positions. Were there concerns that the pool of people being attracted to the Board was too small? Partly. ... medical staff meetings. That breeds apathy, so valuing people for their contributions is essential. During ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2009
... thing you could do academically. I always wanted to help people, but I can’t really say I had a deep sense of what ... my intellectual and academic longings, I enjoyed the people, and I thought dealing with medical issues would be a nice area to interact with people.  I’ve always liked solving problems, and also I ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2008
... do it for? From age 10 until 27—through most of school. People ask me how I trained and competed in university and ... something that really interested me. The advice I give to people contemplating going into medicine is, If your ... What’s your favorite thing to do as a doctor? Helping people maintain their health is my biggest focus. I enjoy ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2007
... gray hair. That’s typical of medicine anywhere—young people have got a different idea of lifestyle. They don’t ... a democracy, and the majority rules. We’re not squashing people who vote for or against a particular thing—but once ... say fee issues, or a big fight with government, people come. If they don’t come, I read it as a vote of ...