One day before my big test and I am at the peak of both anxiety and bitterness.  I was on my way to a work meeting when my brother called. ME:  “Hey, what’s up?” BROTHER:  “Just wanted to tell you, I was taking my daughter out, and out of the blue she says – I [...]

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“What did you do when you passed your recert exam?” I asked my colleague. “I cried.” I take my medicine boards recertification exam in two days.  The fail rate from a couple years ago was around 24%.  This from doctors who have been practicing for ten years and passed the exam ten years ago.  Most [...]

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I’m still studying for my medical boards recertification which is in three weeks.  I’m re-reviewing material I’ve mostly forgotten since the beginning of the year, like spent spells in a wizard’s repertoire.  [Warning!  Nerd alert!  Geek overload!]  Per 1st edition Dungeon & Dragon rules, one has to memorize that stuff over and over again.  It [...]

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