We do our work with all our heart

Do we own our bodies?

Why do we have Purkinje fibers deep in our heart?

Purkinje fibers were the first discovered component of the cardiac conduction system. Originally described in sheep in 1839 as pale subendocardial cells, they were found to be present, although with different morphology, in all mammalian and avian hearts. Here we review differences in their appearance and extent in different species, summarize the current state of knowledge of their function, a...

What do we do with our 15 minutes?

Primary care pediatricians give parents advice. Academic pediatricians give primary care pediatricians advice about what advice to give parents. Rarely, though, do we subject our advice to empirical trial. In " An Evaluation of Mother‐centered Anticipatory Guidance to Reduce Obesogenic Infant Feeding Behaviors " in this issue of Pediatrics, French et al 1 do just that, and they deserve to be co...

And Now What Do We Do with Our Schoolchildren?

After training activities introducing computing, many teachers seem to ask themselves “And now: what do we do with our schoolchildren?”. When we had to design a course for about twenty-five teachers, from twelve primary and middle schools, our first concern was trying to change this. For about twelve hours of the course meetings we introduced programming, then we discussed with attendees three ...

Our academy, our mission, our work!

This publication finds me at the half-way point of my tenure as president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. It is therefore timely to review our academy’s goals and progress, reflecting upon and inspecting our work together as a committed and talented group of management team members and volunteer leaders. To share highlights of the year-to-date, I have created a “virtual interview,” po...