W. Scott Cook

Family Medicine | Sports Medicine
AZCOM 2024 ⚕️

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

I know this might sound crazy, but people who have real direct patient care experience should own and operate our healthcare system.

[W. Scott Cook @wscottcook]

@greg16676935420 5 deserves way better than #68

[Emma B. Holliday MD @DrEmmaHolliday]

🚨Attention all #radonc residency program directors!
This stellar MS4, @AspiringRadOnc from @McGovernMed had not one but TWO posters at #ASTRO23. This one outlined outcomes after salvage APR for persistent or recurrent anal cancer. Flag his ERAS ap. He is truly spectacular!

[W. Scott Cook @wscottcook]

@ScottAdamsSays Sounds fake

[The Redheaded libertarian @TRHLofficial]

“Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the revolutionary army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the revolutionary war.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners, men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers or both, looted the properties of Ellery, Clymer, Hall, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. The owner quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife’s bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates.
Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: ‘For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.’”

Michael W Smith

[Vinay Prasad MD MPH @VPrasadMDMPH]

RFK Jr would destroy Hotez. I would be happy to have a conversation with RFK Jr. I think it is important to acknowledge what RFK is saying about regulatory capture that is very right and then I would probe the parts I disagree with.

[Joe Rogan @joerogan]

Peter, if you claim what RFKjr is saying is “misinformation” I am offering you $100,000.00 to the charity of your choice if you’re willing to debate him on my show with no time limit.

[W. Scott Cook @wscottcook]

Rural family med is largely an exception.

Rural FM is where it's at!

[W. Scott Cook @wscottcook]

While this is true, there are hundreds of primary care positions going unfilled every year.

Big issue is the incentive model for family docs. Going into a low-paying paperwork-monkey specialty at 30+ y/o while 400k+ in debt is not appealing to most.

[Ball is Psych @BallisPsych]

As a rookie, Kobe shot 4 airballs in a playoff game.

After the game, he got a janitor to open a high school gym and he shot until the sun came up.

Adversity doesn’t define you, what you do next does.

[AJAC @AJA_Cortes]

One of the rarely talked phenomenons of adulthood is when your older family gets into the 70+ range

And they start passing away

You realize the inevitability of death

You also see what MATTERS. Money is meaningless, at your end you will only have people that love you, or not

[Ball is Psych @BallisPsych]

You can’t always be the most talented person in the room.

You can always be the most encouraging.
You can always have the best attitude.
You can always be the most coachable.
You can always be the most competitive.
You can always give your best.

[Nathan Baugh @nathanbaugh27]

The most important skill you’ve never been taught:

Storytelling

10 dead-simple tips to make you a better storyteller:

[Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis]

10 books that taught me more about life + death than I learned in 6 years of medical school:

[David Perell @david_perell]

My favorite thing that @TylerCowen has ever written

[W. Scott Cook @wscottcook]

Just posted a photo @ Army Medical Recruiting Phoenix https://t.co/RzIyQdwD1L

[W. Scott Cook @wscottcook]

Just posted a photo @ Mesa, Arizona https://t.co/ZU4CcRz7px

[W. Scott Cook @wscottcook]

Just posted a photo @ Watson Lake - Prescott AZ https://t.co/b7NpQXbNID

[Lady Lovely interLocks, MD @LadyInterlocks]

Other people: “What was residency like?”

Me:

[Inside The Match @Inside_TheMatch]

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