Staying in Line

Staying in the Room.

The call from the nursing home relayed that an 85-yearold male was coming in by ambulance complaining of increased shortness of breath. The nursing home told us that he had an unknown code status. Once the patient arrived, it was clear that he was in the process of dying. While I was preparing for aggressive resuscitative efforts, my attending physician was shuffling through some paperwork that...

Staying relevant.

1 In this issue, we have an article on ‘Publication productivity and citation analysis of the Medical Journal of Malaysia’ by Sanni and Zainab.1 Their paper is a glimpse into the world of medical publishing. It is not primarily an audit of the MJM. It is an exercise in bibliometrics. It just happens to use the MJM as an available subject. It uses the MJM as a test case for Lotka’s law and Bradf...

Staying "connected''.

The running theme, for this year is " Staying Connected " ! My vision is for BLSA, alumni, and the community to stay engaged with one another in all activities and events whether it is a speaking engagement such as Retired Justice Reuben Anderson on campus; a community service event such as our reading and literacy program with Lafayette Elementary; or even a social event such as enjoying the G...

Staying connected.

A s I approach the end of my 12th year as a faculty member at Sacramento State, I find myself with a relatively long mental list of students who have been through my classes, earned their degrees, and moved on to the next stages of their careers. It is always fun to get phone calls, e-mails, Facebook status updates, and even office visits from them. (While working on this letter, I was visited ...

Staying in shape in Norway