It seems like forever-ago that I delivered this keynote at Stanford Medicine X. Innovators are facing even more significant challenges than I could have imagined back in September 2016. And yet I still believe we live in a time of abundant opportunity to connect with people who want to work toward a participatory, innovative future […]
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Put your tumor to a better use by making it into a bottle opener
Image above: Megan Smith, Obama White House Chief Technology Officer; Steven Keating, holding replicas of his brain tumor; and John P. Holdren, Director of the Obama White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; on the day the Precision Medicine Initiative was announced. I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by […]
Perseverance
I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Fard Johnmar, in response to “Public Q&A: career advice” (2014): What do I say to people when they ask me for career advice? One word: persevere. Why? Because no matter what you do or […]
Be kind to yourself
I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Carly Medosch, in response to “A field guide to The Diagnosis Difference”: There is such a vast amount of information out there, and it can be so vitally helpful that you could call it […]
Aging, housing, health
Brandeis University hosted a one-day symposium on aging, housing, health, technology, and other issues. Thanks to the people who captured these insights!
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