THINK 'WRIGHT'

Hi friends
Last night my bro and myself were having a late night chat regarding many things. At one moment of time we started discussing about the relationship between scientists and businessmen. Really it was an interesting chat.
When I was in Cleveland Clinic (Ohio state of US), all the vehicle license plates use to have one caption "Ohio - the state of first aviation". What do you think about Wright brothers, who invented the aeroplane. They use to assemble bicycle parts and use to sell the bicycles. Lot many scientists, world's top most technological universities (like MIT) were there by that time. But still these two unknown guys from Ohio state could make the 'mission possible'. Really an inspiring work,isn't it?. The lesson is - for the person who has the real zeal, does not need the education in top institutes, nor the paper-stamped degrees. For the man who has a fire in doing things, he will do it wherever he is. Think about Brugada syndrome (and also the names of the trio of Brugada's - Josep Brugada, Ramon Brugada and Pedro Brugada)who really did pioneering work on Sudden Cardiac Deaths.
So the point is, it does not matter where we are and what we have - 'if u think u can, u can'. So think right just like 'Wright Brothers'
What do u say guys.
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-Dr GURU

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QUANTITATIVE vs QUALITATIVE

Hello guys
After spending few days in India and in some of the south east Asian Countries, I came to know that, many of new teaching medical institutions are being established or going to be established soon in the coming few years. I do feel that there is real need of medical expertise as population is growing and the affordability of the public towards medical expenses is also increased.But you know, many of them are so commercial that, the medical graduation seats or the speciality courses are offered purely for money, and no validity for the merit. You know how much a student struggles to get into a medical seat in US and also to get into a speaciality course which is ever more tough.Finally this is harmful for our society as you get degrees without proper knowledge and proper clinical training. That's what is happening in India and in some of the near by countries. Hope, now we have a reason why the western doctors feel why our standards are low and also why we have to follow somebody else guidelines, inspite of having enormous clinical material and enough platform for medical research. Nobody objects progression provided if it is well organized and well standardized. So the quality not the quantity that matters.
What do you say.

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-Dr GURUhttp://drgurucardio.blogspot.com

If There is a Will , There is a Way

When I recall Guru sir saying " Even cleaveland clinic started with four people..." I got surmised.
Yeah !! the beginning is rather small for all great institutes. But the dedication and commitment shown by the founders are fathomless.

Here are the brief histories of a few great medical centers...

The Johns Hopkins University was founded on January 22, 1876 by educational pioneers who abandoned the traditional roles of the American college and forged a new era of modern research universities by focusing on the expansion of knowledge, graduate education, and support of faculty research. Its motto in Latin is Veritas vos liberabit."The truth will set you free....."In 1873 Johns Hopkins, a childless bachelor, bequeathed $7 million to fund a hospital and university in Baltimore, Maryland.The university's first president was Daniel Coit Gilman.

The Mayo clinic started as a single, small outpatient facility, and later became America's first integrated group practice, a model that is now standard in the United States.Mayo Clinic evolved from the frontier practice of Dr. William Worrall Mayo (1819–1911) and his two sons, William James Mayo (1861–1939) & Charles Horace Mayo (1865–1939). Dr. William Worrall Mayo emigrated from Salford, United Kingdom, to the United States in 1846 and became a doctor.

The Cleveland Clinic was founded in February 1921 by four renowned Cleveland physicians. Three of the founders, George Washington Crile, Frank Bunts, and William Lower, were surgeons who had worked together in an army medical unit in France during World War I.Upon their return to the United States, they desired to establish a group practice and invited an internist, John Phillips, to join in their endeavor. The concept of group practice in medicine was relatively new at the time. Only the Mayo Clinic and military units were known to follow this model. The founders established the Clinic with the vision: “Better care of the sick, investigation of their problems, and further education of those who serve.”


And needless to say...... The list is endless........

TO WHOM SO EVER IT MAY CONCERN

Hello friends
How r u? It has been so long since we met in our blog. Was busy with lot of ceremonies in India. How about you? Send me somthing to my mail, that I can post the matter in our blog as it is (if u find some prob in logging in and wanna to write somthing for our blog). So kindly keep sharing somtin with in us. Don't get dull and keep charged always. Recent days I m a visiting faculty as Cardiology professor to some of the medical universities. I may be busy at times, but those who have time can post somtin...isn't that great. So get me that somtin..

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-Dr GURU
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IT'S A TEAM WORK

Hello friends
My experience in Mayo clinic last month and now in Cleveland clinic taught me a lot regarding health care practice. I did observe certain interesting things when I am in the cathlab. It is the expertise of the staff that work under the cardiologist. The nurses and the technicians are so professional and have so much expertise in managing patient care that the doctor performing the procedure can do it confidently and peacefully. The staff can manage almost all the procedural work and almost any complication. They are so fast in their actions and in monitoring the patient during the procedure. Really they are enjoying their profession. This is quiet contrary to our medical practice in India. I think we need to train our nurses,
other technical and non-technical staff to the required expertise, that they can manage many of the clinical situations. It is our fault to feel that nurses or only to put IV lines and administer the drugs prescribed by the doctor. This is the situation in many nursing home practices. Teaching and training them on par with any world-class professional makes our job easy and less stressful. In India we have good and many world-class doctors but we also need same standards in nurses and other staff.
What do you say.
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-Dr GURU
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WE R NOT ALONE

Hello everybody
Today I ve been talking to Dr Samir Kapadia, a famous cardiologist in Cleveland clinic, regarding advice for medical research and health care in India. Really many great people are ready to help us. So let us utilize their services for our home country. You know we have a false feeling that when we get the degree we know everything and nothing to learn beyond. That won't happen in any good hospitals and their staff. I ve seen some of the best hospitals in the world like Johns Hopkins Hospital, Mayo clinic and Cleveland clinic etc. What make them standing top is constant learning and research.
"I AM A STUDENT AS LONG AS I LIVE"
What do you say?
Warm regards
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-Dr GURU
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LET US JOIN OUR HANDS TOGETHER

Hello friends
Hope you are all wishing our blog a big success.
Let's pass on this message to everyone we know.
Please give your valuable suggestions how to improve medical facilities in India;
how to improve teaching standards in our medical institutions;
how best we can bring world-class standards in medical care;
what are all the possible ways to improve medical research.
Please share your views and opinions.
So..let's join our hands together.

"Hands that help are mightier than lips that pray"
-MOTHER TERESA

Warm regards
-Dr Guru