Archive for the ‘Medicine’ Category

November 3, 2010 1

Ring ring, Santa calling.

By in Culture, Entertainment, Fort Worth, Health, Medicine, Psychology

The WARM Place in Fort Worth, Texas is beginning their annual “A Phone Call From Santa” fundraiser. If you make a $20 contribution to the organization, volunteer Santas will call your child of choice on either December 7th or 8th between 6:30 and 8:30 pm. Contributors complete a form that asks for information about the [...]

September 16, 2010 1

Above Board, Folks.

By in Education, Medicine

Jason shared a post with me today about a recent study illustrating how complex the medical industry truly can be. Doctors work as consultants for large corporations, reps tempt doctors with meals and other incentives – it is quite the game.

July 20, 2010 3

Evenings at Cook Children’s Hospital

By in Fort Worth, Medical School, Medicine, Personal

As most of you know, I am a Child Life volunteer at Cook Children’s Hospital. However, many of you have asked what exactly I do during my evenings at the hospital. For those of you that are curious, here is a brief synopsis.

March 25, 2010 0

Healthcare

By in Medicine, Social Policy

Thank you, someecards.com, for concisely summing up my feelings during the past week.As an advocate for children and progressive youth policy, I am beyond delighted that we are moving in a direction that will enable more children and their families to receive health care in this country.  While programs such as CHIP and Headstart exist [...]