Brooke Klatt, RN, EMTP

I’ve been pondering some questions to ask about meetings…the issue of assignments is of interest. I’ve brought this up locally before….having members work on things outside of the meetings monthly….to engage members..especially new ones…but I can’t seem to get this to happen. I think it would help committee members understand the mission…[Read more]

Welcome to the class Erica.  Great to have you.  Did you go to medical school with your husband?  I met my wife in med school, she is a radiation oncologist here in Annapolis.  It is pretty cool to be learning together in a class despite being so far apart.  I will look forward to following your progress and interacting with you  throughout the p…[Read more]

We have been talking about the new leadership hire story at the local medical center.  Things heated up this week with 2 candidates undergoing the interview process.  My good friend called me an here is how here interview of the candidate went.  Her and her colleague were told to be at a conference room at 9:30am for a 30 minute session.  They bot…[Read more]

Hi Allen, part of what we do is respond to most if not all of the discussion comments.  One thing for sure, we send a personalized welcome through the discussion board that you should receive as an email notification.  

Here is yours. Welcome! 

For selected members we have a special role “Group Leader” that will give you access to an act…[Read more]

I think that is why we are all here, to discuss access.  I see a problem on both sides.  Most physicians would not be able to make sense out of an income statement or even be fluent enough in finance to carry on an effective conversation.  Words are important, just like in medicine.

Second, most financial information is kept away from the pr…[Read more]

No problem, I will start.  I am David Joyce.  I went to Georgetown Medical School and joined the Army for support.  I practice OB/GYN for many years, in the Army, solo, and in a small group until I got the business bug and earned an MBA from Johns Hopkins.  I was amazed at what I was learning, how easy it would have been to make better dec…[Read more]

As a GYN physician I would practice injection on myself even after practicing with the ball.  Injection of sterile water into my own thigh would be very helpful to assess the discomfort as well as the muscle memory needed with any new procedure.

Believe it or not I let a fellow medical student, who I now call my wife, practice starting 20g IVs…[Read more]