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What’s a lesson from sports that you bring to your clinical practice?

October 18, 2019 | <1 min read

While clinicians, like elite athletes, can become over-confident, self-focused, and arrogant, when both groups find the right balance between confidence and humility, they are truly breathtaking to watch.

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What lessons did you learn from your first car?

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My first car carried me through many phases of life—undergrad through medical school. It was my only constant as life changed tremendously over the years. It always helped me marvel and connect the dots of life every time I looked at the “rearview mirror.”

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