Alexis Shively, DO

To help alleviate patient confusion in the healthcare marketplace, Reps. John Sullivan (R-Okla.) and David Scott (D-Ga.) recently introduced the Health Care Truth and Transparency Act.

Too often as physicians we don’t worry about our own health. We are so busy caring about others that we forget to care about ourselves. When was the last time you had a checkup? Are you regularly eating the recommended servings from each food group? What about exercise? Do you often take time to relax? My guess is that your answer was no to at least one of those questions.

American writer Louis L’Amour once said, “To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers.

Recently, my fellow first year residents and I met to put together our study schedule for the upcoming American Board of Radiology physics exam in September 2010.