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World Family Doctor Day 2022

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Me in my awesome AAFP Denver 2015 T-shirt! Background and inset images from WONCA.

Today marks 12 years since World Family Doctor Day was first celebrated on May 19, 2010.
WFDD is near and dear to my heart – I am a Family Physician after all.

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Happy Doctors Day

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Photo by Karolina Grabowska from Pexels

So, ummmm… Happy Doctors Day!!!
What a great way to return to the COAD… especially since I forgot all about this. Again.

Why, you (didn’t) ask?

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Queen or Concubine?

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Image was created in the "Mirror Photo" app using two works of art by Edwin Long depicting Queens Esther and Vashti.
Two women. Same fight.
From original works of art by Edwin Long (1829-1891)

Promotion and Demotion

The Biblical book of Esther is an interesting one. There are several theories as to whether the accounts are actually true, if Ahasuerus was Xerxes or Artaxerxes, and to the historical identities of Vashti and Esther.

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The Doctor’s on Vacation

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We love (most of) our patients, but sometimes we need a break.

Margarita Mode

I told you recently that I was itching to write this post. Any hard worker would enjoy a true, well-deserved vacation. 
A bonus doesn’t hurt either,

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Freedom of Speech

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“Doctors are held to a higher standard”

There have been countless times when I’ve heard that statement. It’s some undocumented mantra applied to everything we do. We are expected to be the epitome of health – diabetes, cancer and obesity free. Additionally, we are scrutinized for how professionally we dressed,

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