Welcome

Welcome to my new Blog!

I have been practicing for over twenty years.  Like many doctors, I continually have ideas that result from observations and hours of thought as to why things may be the way we observe.  Yet I am often in the wrong field or have insufficient time to carry the ideas further.

About ten years ago, I came up with the idea of an on-line magazine that doctors from all healthcare professions could contribute to.  A magazine of ideas.  Brainstorming if you will.  A place where anyone in the medical field needing a research topic could come to for inspiration.  In short, a way to connect possibly brilliant ideas, with brilliant research!

At the last large research seminar that I attended at UAB,  I was surprised to see the level of secrecy that surrounded every presentation.  I remember one of the event monitors banishing a presenter from the stage because they were not there to share anything.  They were there only to tell everyone how close they were to a scientific  breakthrough which would reward them with breathtaking amounts of money.  Now I am a realist, and money is what people invest in research and money is what they expect to get out.  All I ask is that if you take something from this site that proves valuable, at least give the contributing author credit for the idea.

Without a doubt, the internet has raised the educational level of most people.  Nonetheless, there is value to a formal education. I do not intend to publish all ideas submitted on this blog.  If you have credentials, please so state.  I will leave it to my own judgement as to which ideas have merit.  Without doubt, that is not fair.  But as I tell my children, 'fair' is where they show cows and horses!  I ask that you do not let that deter you and I will always give proper credit to those who submit.