As many of you know, I am a devoted choral musician. I have the honor of leading The Longwood Chorus, a 65-voice ensemble comprised of members of Boston’s health and science communities. A few months ago, I did an interview for Medscape (no, not MedPage Today
Awesome. Neil Skolnik interviewed me at Abington while I was figuring out which family medicine residency programs to rank. Ultimately I stayed in center city Philly at Jefferson for residency, also where he trained. I’ll look forward to listening to this interview, and recall him being a really warm, talented, and well respected family doc!
If anyone in the Philly area needs a drummer MD please let me know! I’ve been in the basement working through frustrations alone like Animal from the Muppets.
Love hearing that you are a choral musician. I am a mostly retired nurse educator and have sung in choirs in junior high, church, and for the last 15 years, a 70-member community choir in the Seattle area (www.nwassiciatedarts.org). Among our ranks are about 7 nurses- 10%! We've had to deal with a few minor medical emergencies over the years but it's been mostly smooth sailing (and singing). Oh, and one physician :-)
I love this, Jeremy! Thank you for sharing, and I want to hear more of the Winter’s Night!! Can you share the full link?
For me, music has always been a quintessential part of who I am. I sang all through high school, college, and even grad school working on my PhD. After I graduated, I still sang in a cappella groups while working on my postdocs in Virology. And as you know, my own a cappella group (Stiletta) recorded a pandemic-themed music video to the song, Remedy by Adele. In the context of COVID-19, the lyrics took on an entirely new meaning. And I think that’s one of the beautiful things about music--it can be interpreted in so many different ways. I’m glad you keep music in your life while doing all the wonderful things you do for medicine, science and the world. ❤️🎶
How about an opera singing UCSF Breast Surgeon, Dr. Laura Esserman? Patient favorites include "Don't You Fret" & the soaring heights of her "Les Miserables".
My grandfather was a physician who served in WW II and played in a medical symphony in Chicago. It’s so important to have other interests.
The doctor's orchestras are so amazing. We have Longwood Symphony here. An amazing group that does great work for the community. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome. Neil Skolnik interviewed me at Abington while I was figuring out which family medicine residency programs to rank. Ultimately I stayed in center city Philly at Jefferson for residency, also where he trained. I’ll look forward to listening to this interview, and recall him being a really warm, talented, and well respected family doc!
If anyone in the Philly area needs a drummer MD please let me know! I’ve been in the basement working through frustrations alone like Animal from the Muppets.
Neil is SO nice! There are some good doc drummers out there!
Love hearing that you are a choral musician. I am a mostly retired nurse educator and have sung in choirs in junior high, church, and for the last 15 years, a 70-member community choir in the Seattle area (www.nwassiciatedarts.org). Among our ranks are about 7 nurses- 10%! We've had to deal with a few minor medical emergencies over the years but it's been mostly smooth sailing (and singing). Oh, and one physician :-)
:) That's awesome. Keep singing!
I love this, Jeremy! Thank you for sharing, and I want to hear more of the Winter’s Night!! Can you share the full link?
For me, music has always been a quintessential part of who I am. I sang all through high school, college, and even grad school working on my PhD. After I graduated, I still sang in a cappella groups while working on my postdocs in Virology. And as you know, my own a cappella group (Stiletta) recorded a pandemic-themed music video to the song, Remedy by Adele. In the context of COVID-19, the lyrics took on an entirely new meaning. And I think that’s one of the beautiful things about music--it can be interpreted in so many different ways. I’m glad you keep music in your life while doing all the wonderful things you do for medicine, science and the world. ❤️🎶
Yes your group is awesome!
Here's the really nice montage video of Winter is Past that Harvard created for the commencement...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI9yMQ_f0ho
How about an opera singing UCSF Breast Surgeon, Dr. Laura Esserman? Patient favorites include "Don't You Fret" & the soaring heights of her "Les Miserables".
I do not know her but she sounds awesome!
Nothing to do with music, but I was wondering if at some point you could do a column on the HPV vaccine — safety and efficacy. Thank you!
Great idea! Thanks!