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Archive for January, 2009

As a Rotary Foundation Scholar in Israel, I enjoyed a year immersed in a completely different culture than my own. I learned a new language (Hebrew), ate new food, explored new places, met new people, and participated in new customs. All in all, I experienced a great year of study and learning.
However, the most memorable [...]

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Several years ago, I had occasion to visit emergency rooms throughout a large geographical area as part of my job responsibilities. It wasn’t long before I became fairly familiar with their operation and culture. Interestingly, these medical units often took on the personality of their leader.
For instance, on one afternoon in a southern Illinois emergency [...]

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