His career story is phenomenal. He would have been a badass emergency physician if he completed his residency.
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I'm glad someone else recognizes Game. When I was writing kids Covid notes I would put a separate (auto dictate) part about "patient is given homework on Jonny Kim", the idea being that if you wanted to do it that you could do it. He had the best resume in America.
Long story short my dad worked for NASA and died unexpectedly. NASA asked me if I was missing anything from my dad's workstation. I told them that he was working on an autograph from Jonny Kim for the clinic. They said they would look again but didn't see anything.
F-ing Jonny Kim himself showed up to my father's wake/service at JSC and said "I heard you were looking for an autograph." He's an absolute baller. Bravo Zulu.
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Family medicine is the ideal specialty for space exploration. Dr. Beverly Crusher on Star Trek TNG was a family physician in this essay I will…
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A family physician sounds reasonable. The only thing I would suggest is a crash course general surgery primer.
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A good analogy for this would be the physician who over-winters at the US research station in Antarctica. I remember the story of Jerri Nielsen, a EM physician who had to perform her own breast biopsy at the station. The Air Force ended up doing an emergency airdrop of chemotherapy and medical supplies in the middle of winter and later sent a medevac plane several weeks ahead of schedule to pull her out.
Being a tech-oriented need, I really enjoyed this post. Maybe it's because it didn't cause me to look at my own health habits. I feel free to pontificate on matters that don't affect me as directly.
I think, in the interest of redundant capabilities to ensure mission success, two internal medicine specialists should go on each mission. That's because if code Y29 happens, there's another doc in the house.
I also think that doctors, sociologists and psychologists should help design the hardware used to transport a crew to Mars. I mean, think of how brutal a long commute to an office job reduces job effectiveness. The commute to the Mars work site is more brutal by an order or two (or 10) of magnitude. Sure, the costs would skyrocket, but maybe we can get health insurance companies to pay with the spare change they have in their pockets.
The same complex thinking that goes into bring and internist or designing a mission to Mars should be used by those working on improving our terrestrial home. Those on either side of the fossil fuel debate grossly oversimplify their arguments, ignoring the severe side effects any "solution" will have on people's lives. The concept of cumulative effects over time is lost in the current hysteria, and we need experienced communicators to convince an intransigent and fearful patient to try a new course of treatment.
Finally, my tiny Doximity stock holdings are down 20%. Should I buy more?
Comments from Doximity article, as linked to on Reddit:
I would think one of the physicians from rural Alaska that does like a little bit of everything because they have to be an easy choice
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Dr. Andrew Morgan is the most likely candidate.
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Is he better than Jonny Kim?
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I can just imagine insurance companies denying claims for new space diseases because they don’t have ICD codes yet.
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I don't know, I think we'd have most of the bases covered:
T66 Radiation sickness, unspecified
T70.3 Caisson disease
F41.1 Feeling or emotion of dread, apprehension, and impending disaster
Y29 Contact with blunt object, undetermined intent, initial encounter
Z59.41 Food insecurity
Z59.82 Transportation insecurity
Z57.2 Occupational exposure to dust
B99.9 unspecified infectious disease
V95.43XA spacecraft collision injuring occupant, initial encounter
X39 exposure to other forces of nature
Z99.89 dependence on enabling machines, not elsewhere classified
R46.1 Bizarre personal appearance
X52 prolonged stay in weightless environment
R96.1 death occurring less than 24 hours from onset of symptoms, not otherwise explained
Z77 other contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health
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Sorry Jonny Kim has this one on lockdown
But yes otherwise a family doctor, maybe with some extra surgical training, would be an excellent choice for any long duration remote mission
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Wow 🤩. Amazing person:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Kim
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His career story is phenomenal. He would have been a badass emergency physician if he completed his residency.
~
I'm glad someone else recognizes Game. When I was writing kids Covid notes I would put a separate (auto dictate) part about "patient is given homework on Jonny Kim", the idea being that if you wanted to do it that you could do it. He had the best resume in America.
Long story short my dad worked for NASA and died unexpectedly. NASA asked me if I was missing anything from my dad's workstation. I told them that he was working on an autograph from Jonny Kim for the clinic. They said they would look again but didn't see anything.
F-ing Jonny Kim himself showed up to my father's wake/service at JSC and said "I heard you were looking for an autograph." He's an absolute baller. Bravo Zulu.
~
Family medicine is the ideal specialty for space exploration. Dr. Beverly Crusher on Star Trek TNG was a family physician in this essay I will…
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A family physician sounds reasonable. The only thing I would suggest is a crash course general surgery primer.
~
A good analogy for this would be the physician who over-winters at the US research station in Antarctica. I remember the story of Jerri Nielsen, a EM physician who had to perform her own breast biopsy at the station. The Air Force ended up doing an emergency airdrop of chemotherapy and medical supplies in the middle of winter and later sent a medevac plane several weeks ahead of schedule to pull her out.
Being a tech-oriented need, I really enjoyed this post. Maybe it's because it didn't cause me to look at my own health habits. I feel free to pontificate on matters that don't affect me as directly.
I think, in the interest of redundant capabilities to ensure mission success, two internal medicine specialists should go on each mission. That's because if code Y29 happens, there's another doc in the house.
I also think that doctors, sociologists and psychologists should help design the hardware used to transport a crew to Mars. I mean, think of how brutal a long commute to an office job reduces job effectiveness. The commute to the Mars work site is more brutal by an order or two (or 10) of magnitude. Sure, the costs would skyrocket, but maybe we can get health insurance companies to pay with the spare change they have in their pockets.
The same complex thinking that goes into bring and internist or designing a mission to Mars should be used by those working on improving our terrestrial home. Those on either side of the fossil fuel debate grossly oversimplify their arguments, ignoring the severe side effects any "solution" will have on people's lives. The concept of cumulative effects over time is lost in the current hysteria, and we need experienced communicators to convince an intransigent and fearful patient to try a new course of treatment.
Finally, my tiny Doximity stock holdings are down 20%. Should I buy more?
What you need is a EMH. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DmizfPknq5Y/maxresdefault.jpg
"...Earth is our cradle, our one and only paradise..." Send an AI instead. Marty