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October = baseball playoffs! What’s a lesson from baseball that’s relevant to patient care?

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Takeaway

“When you strike out (get something wrong or something doesn’t go as planned), go to the dugout and reflect. Before you know it, you’ll be up at bat again—a little wiser than the time before.”-Dr. Scott Wright, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Lifelong Learning in Clinical Excellence | October 22, 2021 | <1 min read

Highlights

Don't lose hope when it all seems lost.

@mmteacherdoc

If and when you strike out (get something wrong or something doesn't go as planned), go to the dugout and reflect. Before you know it, you'll be up at bat again—a little wiser than the time before.

Dr. Scott Wright, Johns Hopkins Medicine

If you can’t make the play, quickly pass the ball to someone who can.

Maureen Flood, NP

“If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up someplace else.” I’m pretty sure Yogi Berra was talking about goals of care.

Dr. Jared Rubenstein, Texas Children's Hospital

Believe in yourself like Kike Hernandez, be a good leader like Correa and Cora, and remain kind until the end like Roberto Clemente. In summary, have a Puerto Rican on your team. Be inclusive.

Dr. Sarai Ambert-Pompey

Patience.

Dr. Margaret Chisolm, Johns Hopkins Medicine

"The devil is in the details."

Dr. Mark Stephens

Routine plays aren’t always routine.

Dr. Mike Fingerhood, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Talk to each other.

Dr. Jess Colburn, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Probability is only that—it's not certainty. Exceptions can and will happen.

Dr. Colleen Christmas, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Keep your eye on the patient (ball)!

Dr. Jeff Millstein, Penn Medicine

It takes a team with different talents to reach goals, and this often requires patience.

Dr. Aline Charabaty, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Professor Berra’s Maxim: “Predictions are difficult, especially about the future.”

Dr. Daniel Pomerantz

It's easy to score a run (get an infection) when the runner is on third. I use this to explain to patients with multiple risk factors why they're getting recurrent UTI's. Then we try to figure out how to get the runner back to second or first base or block the path to home plate.

Dr. Schuel Shohan

Going the distance for a patient is a big achievement, more significant and less fleeting than hitting a home run.

Dr. Chase Webber

As Yogi Berra said: "In baseball, you don’t know nothing." 

Dr. Michael Sinha

A job can be fun, with things that are new and different happening every day. But it takes dedication, practice, teamwork, and having good mentors/coaches to learn and grow into the best you can be.

Dr. Laura Fochtmann, Stony Brook Medicine

@mmteacherdoc

Don’t lose hope when it all seems lost.

Dr. Scott Wright, Johns Hopkins Medicine

If and when you strike out (get something wrong or something doesn’t go as planned), go to the dugout and reflect. Before you know it, you’ll be up at bat again—a little wiser than the time before.

 

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Maureen Flood, NP

If you can’t make the play, quickly pass the ball to someone who can.

Dr. Jared Rubenstein, Texas Children's Hospital

“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” I’m pretty sure Yogi Berra was talking about goals of care.

Dr. Sarai Ambert-Pompey

Believe in yourself like Kike Hernandez, show up when your team needs it like Eddie Rosario, be a good leader like Correa and Cora, and remain kind until the end like Roberto Clemente. In summary, have a Puerto Rican on your team. Be inclusive.

Dr. Margaret Chisolm, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Patience.

Dr. Mark Stephens

“The devil is in the details.” Baseball can seem mundane, but behind the scenes there’s always planning and strategy. Common things occur commonly and you need to stay on your toes. A little chatter from friends helps too!

Dr. Mike Fingerhood, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Routine plays aren’t always routine.

Dr. Jess Colburn, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Talk to each other (my son’s coach always calls out from the side as they collide running to catch a fly ball).

Dr. Colleen Christmas, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Probability is only that—it’s not certainty. Exceptions can and will happen.

Dr. Jeff Millstein, Penn Medicine

Keep your eye on the patient (ball)!

Dr. Aline Charabaty, Johns Hopkins Medicine

It takes a team with different talents to reach goals, and this often requires patience. (And usually skip the hotdogs, fries, and beer!)

Dr. Daniel Pomerantz

Professor Berra’s Maxim: “Predictions are difficult, especially about the future.”

Dr. Schuel Shohan

It’s easy to score a run (get an infection) when the runner is on third. I use this to explain to patients with multiple risk factors why they’re getting recurrent UTI’s. Then we try to figure out how to get the runner back to second or first base or block the path to home plate.

Dr. Chase Webber

Going the distance for a patient is a big achievement, more significant and less fleeting than hitting a home run.

Dr. Michael Sinha

As Yogi Berra said: “In baseball, you don’t know nothing.”

Dr. Laura Fochtmann, Stony Brook Medicine

A job can be fun, with things that are new and different happening every day. But it takes dedication, practice, teamwork, and having good mentors/coaches to learn and grow into the best you can be.