Our PA we are hiring was getting some work on her home a few days ago and in making small-talk with one of the workers she mentioned that she was working at our practice.  When said who it was, the worker’s eyes teared up and he said, “Dr. Rob saved my life last November.  [...]

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Got a Wii Fit last night.  I was in the store buying something else, and stopped by the Wii Fit display.  As usual it was empty.  As I walked through the store, I saw them unloading boxes and asked a person who worked there if they had a Wii Fit.  Me and Mrs. Dr. Rob [...]

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The decreasing number of PCP’s is well documented (perhaps too much).  This means job security for me (to some extent) and hopefully will eventually give physicians like me some leverage.
At this moment in time, this scarcity does not affect me nearly as much as the lack of good psychiatric physicians in our area.  I [...]

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I had a 40-Year old in my office today who I diagnosed with heart disease fairly recently. He is 5 years my junior and is no higher risk for heart disease than I am. In discussing his diagnosis, he commented to me that the hardest thing for him was to think about his [...]

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It is a moment etched into my deepest being.
I looked at the baby in the basinet. I was tired, happy, confused, hopeful, and scared. He just laid there, barely moving. I thought to myself, this child will be in my life until the day I die. It happened in an instant. [...]

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