Faith in the Trenches: How Spirituality and Medicine Intersect in Real Life Faith Where the Rubber Meets the Road
When people hear that I’m both a man of faith and a practicing emergency room physician, they sometimes imagine those two worlds living in separate boxes. One box for Sunday mornings and another for weekday trauma calls. But the truth is, they are deeply intertwined. My faith doesn’t sit off to the side. It walks […]
The Music Between the Madness: How Playing Guitar Helps Me Unwind After the ER
A Place to Breathe Working in the emergency room is a life of constant motion. There’s rarely a moment to catch your breath. The sounds, the tension, the flood of emotion—you carry it with you long after your shift ends. Some people think you get used to it over time, but I don’t think that’s […]
From Biochemistry to Bedside: How Education Shaped My Career in Emergency Medicine
The Road to the ER Started Long Before Medical School People often assume that my journey into emergency medicine began in medical school, but the truth is, it started much earlier—back in classrooms where I was just beginning to understand how the world worked. I’ve always been drawn to the “why” behind things. That curiosity […]