Eyes & Ears: Movies, Books and Resources We Like
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La Clinica: A Doctor‘s Journey Across Borders By David Sklar, ‘72, MD ‘76 When Sklar‘s personal life took a wrong turn, he avoided burnout by returning to Mexico, the place where he‘d first been drawn to medicine. His memoir, set in a modest clinic in the foothills of the Sierra Madre, recounts his rediscovery of his passion for medicine. Sklar is now associate dean of graduate medical education at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.
To Bind Up Their Wounds By H. Ward Trueblood, ‘60, MD ‘64 Trueblood, Stanford clinical professor of surgery emeritus, has captured his Vietnam experiences as a surgeon, his Midwestern boyhood, and his life as a doctor‘s son in this memoir in poetry. The book‘s dedication reads: “For making sacrifices greater than we have the right to ask, this book is dedicated to our men and women serving in wartime.”
Putting Our House in Order: A Guide to Social Security & Health Care Reform By George P. Shultz and John B. Shoven A former secretary of state and a Stanford economics professor collaborate to take a close look at building healthy approaches to life and society, with recommendations on Social Security and health care reform. eyes&ears Good Movies, Books, Listens and Surfs
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Running the Sahara Directed by James Moll, narrated by Matt Damon. Three long-distance runners ran 4,000 miles through six countries in 111 days to draw attention to the people of the Sahara. Expedition physician was Jeff Peterson, assistant professor of surgery/emergency medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine—a triathlete himself who cared not only for the three ultra-marathoners, but also for the film crew, natives of the local towns and villages, Sahara nomads, and the soldiers who provided security.
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Curmudgeon: An Unlikely Army Chaplain By Timothy J. Meier, SJ, PhD ‘98 http://cptdrfrtim.blogspot.com Tim Meier, Deputy Division Operations Chaplain for Multi-National Division— Baghdad, blogs from “somewhere downrange Iraq.” He‘s a Jesuit priest, molecular neurobiologist, scuba diver, and a guy who celebrates 30 years of sobriety. Get a taste of his work on pages 8 and 9—and check out the blog for updates.