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I was perusing some past hosts of Grand Rounds on Medscape to help get a few ideas for writing the upcoming edition, when I see an article with “An American Gets an Education South of the Border” in the title. I thought, “Hey, sounds like me.” Then it hit me: “That is me!” I had no idea the pre-rounds link was already live; I thought it went live the same day as Grand Rounds.

Sooo…even though it’s a lot of what I already said on the blog, there are some things that are unique to the writeup, and Dr. Genes did a great job of editing my rambling prose for a more formal presentation.

Following the link above requires (free) registration, but if you’re a medical professional or student of any kind, it’s worth it. If you want to read the article and insist on not registering, email me and I’ll send you a PDF of the web page.

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On another topic, we had a “Meet the Baby” party today for my classmates, friends of Claudia from the wives’ group, and it was a great time. (It was interesting seeing various people’s reaction towards her, some being totally hands-on and others barely touched her leg or whatever, quickly withdrawing their arm as if she would bite. Strange.) Anyway, more than one classmate asked how I did it and/or that there’s no way they could have a family here. I don’t know…necessity definitely wins out, and it’s not like I have the answer–I’m living it right now, but to loosely quote Alanis in her prime:

What it all comes down to
Is that I haven’t got it all figured out just yet.
I’ve got one hand in my pocket,
and the other one is holding my baby.

Call me corny, but that’s exactly how I feel.