I keep giving bad news, but the patient and family are so grateful.

What matters is not the content we deliver, but the way we deliver it.

A timely coda to that NEJM piece…

A key to steady progress is prioritizing goals over moods.

Whether you aim to get in shape, learn the guitar, or write a book, the question is not whether you feel like it today. It's who you want to become tomorrow.

Enthusiasm fluctuates. Consistent action accumulates.

I hope this article gets more attention. Wrestles beautifully with one of the greatest and most immediately relevant tensions in training (or medicine at large). Must read! nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

One of the scariest—among many scary—things happening in healthcare (and happening to a competitor system here in Portland).

Proud to keep patients at the center of our mission in academic medicine. I pray we stay immune to profit mongering, patient abandoning private equity.

Humility isn't a sign of low self-esteem. It's a mark of high self-awareness.

The goal isn't to deny your strengths. It's to see your strengths & shortcomings accurately. The first rule of improvement: recognize room for improvement.

Narcissism feeds ego. Humility fuels growth.

Dani Terrell Analiz Rodriguez MD, PhD, MBA, FAANS Just a reminder to anyone interested in a neurosurgical oncology fellowship to tune in tonight and learn about great fellowship programs including Neurosurgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering and MSKCC Spine Tumor Center. Great opportunities. #Neurosurgery #Oncology #Fellowship

I loved this paper. If you've been on the other side of the knife, it's easy to recognize how important a surgeon's words are. Sometimes, they can be as important as the operation itself.

Communication 'technique' as important as operating technique. Value it!

Because they spent over a decade to learn.

Because they made $12/hour for years (as physicians).

Because they put their training ahead of many valuable life goals.

Because they’re on call throughout their working years.

Because they advocate for us.

Because they save lives.

When a man speaks assertively, people trust him: he's confident. When a woman does it, men dislike her: she's a bitch.

It’s outrageous that women have to tame their tongues to protect fragile egos.

Don't punish women for challenging stereotypes. Challenge the stereotypes.

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