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Jorge Medico
Category Archives: Organizations
Decline and Fall
There was a time, not so long ago that it no longer exists in my memory, when it was expected that family members of wealthier, educated people would enter public service, and do their part in maintaining the integrity of … Continue reading
Posted in America, Family, News and politics, Organizations, Politics, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Leadership, Military Service, Noblesse oblige, Roman Empire
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The Role Of Luck In Our Lives
It’s interesting to see how people view the role of luck in their lives, and how these perceptions reflect on their own views of themselves. Recent research has shown that chance plays a far larger role in our lives than … Continue reading
Posted in America, Beauty, Family, Medicine, Organizations, School, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged College Admissions, Education, Ivy League Schools, Luck
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The Robot Will See You Now
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal had a special section regarding some of the structural changes that have occurred in the practice of medicine in the United States, and projections for what will come in the future. They talk about the … Continue reading
Vaccine Crisis
The worldwide Covid-19 pandemic has created massive economic disruption, loss of life, educational challenges, and social warfare between those feeling the need to protect themselves and their families from disease and those who want to live their lives as they … Continue reading
Posted in America, Covid-19, Health and wellness, Medicine, News and politics, Organizations, Science, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Disasters, Health, Life, Lifestyle
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The Golden Record
As we remain locked inside our suddenly shrunken world by the very real threat of our worldwide pandemic, I am comforted and made hopeful that there are amongst us dreamers with visions of possibilities for life way beyond our current … Continue reading
Posted in America, Music, NASA, News and politics, Organizations, Science, Thoughts & Musings, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Beauty, Life, Philosophy, The Golden Record
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Southeast Asia – Indonesia Chapter 1
Garuda is the Indonesian national airline, and the change in amenities it provided on the flight from Bangkok to Jakarta was a stark reminder that I, like Dorothy, wasn’t in Kansas anymore. My memories of that trip are like a … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Happiness, Health and wellness, Humor, Medicine, News and politics, Organizations, School, Southeast Asia, Thoughts & Musings, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Buddhism, Indonesia, Life, Lifestyle
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Southeast Asia – Hong Kong
It all started with my mentor, Dr. Pincus. He came up to me in the hospital hallway one day, asking me if I was interested in taking a break in my training program, and travel to Indonesia to teach a … Continue reading
Posted in America, Communism, Health and wellness, Humor, Los Angeles, Medicine, Organizations, School, Thoughts & Musings, Travel, Uncategorized, Vietnam War
Tagged Education, Hong Kong, Life, Mentoring
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War Stories From The County
Anyone who’s been in a war knows the intense bonds which are formed among its survivors, and the special camaraderie that exists among those who shared a similar experience. Doctors who trained in a large county hospital during the seventies, … Continue reading
Posted in America, Health and wellness, Los Angeles, Medicine, Organizations, School, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Humor, LA County-USC, Life, Lifestyle
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The Phi Chi House
My last two years in New Orleans I spent living at the Phi Chi house. An old gray stone mansion on St. Charles Street in the Garden District, the medical fraternity was home to a dozen Tulane upperclassmen. I had … Continue reading
Posted in America, Humor, Medicine, Organizations, School, The South, Thoughts & Musings, Uncategorized
Tagged Fraternities, Life, Lifestyle, New Orleans
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New Orleans Jazz
When I lived in Chicago, one of my friend’s father worked as a bartender at Mr. Kelly’s, the famous Rush Street nightclub known for headlining the big name jazz groups. My friend would occasionally arrange for us to be snuck … Continue reading
Posted in America, Medicine, Music, Organizations, School, The South, Thoughts & Musings, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Jazz, Life, Lifestyle, Party
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