Takeaway
“I don’t have a father figure. My husband is the closest example and he’s the best father I’ve ever met. He’s super duper serious looking but wears dad joke attire. He’s a shoulder surgeon and has a shirt that has a cat holding a humerus bone and saying ‘I found this humerus.'”-Dr. Mariah Robertson, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Passion in the Medical Profession | June 17, 2022 | <1 min read
Highlights
My father died my first year of med school. He had a pretty difficult life and a very difficult death. It’s hard to have humor when my mind goes there, though of course there were good times too. I just wasn’t moved by this particular question but can force something. My husband’s grandfather, Al, was a particularly upbeat and charming man. He’d say things like, “I’ll put the dishes in the Alinator” when he meant he would wash them by hand.
Dr. Colleen Christmas, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Why can’t you hear a pterodactyl going to the bathroom? Because its p is silent.
Dr. Mike Fingerhood, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Last night I busted out the old Wii to play with my two boys and my dad's avatar (from when he use to play) was there so I got to see him pitch a game of baseball with my boys. It made me smile.
Dr. Rachel Salas, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Want to hear a joke about construction? I’m still working on it!
Kim Myrncza, Administrator, Johns Hopkins Medicine
My wife told me I had to stop acting like a flamingo. So I had to put my foot down!
Crystal Favorito, pre-med, Johns Hopkins Medicine
My dad always had hilarious nicknames for all of his friends; a habit that’s rubbed off on me!
Dr. Jeff Millstein, Penn Medicine
I'm realizing more and more how valuable stories are, even if heard for the millionth time. And these stories are what I treasure with my father, knowing fully well what I'm about to hear when he launches into it!