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January 2018: Cozy Waffles, IRB Nightmares, and Looking for Nature’s Lost Signs

Professional Dealing with an IRB (internal review board) is just as painful as everyone says it is. This past month I began my research project, a requirement for our oral surgery program. I spent several hours on filling out forms, waited two weeks for the required signatures, and strolled into the IRB office with a completed application: seven different worksheets …

October 2017: Plastic surgery, exquisite coffee, and a Communist Ernest Hemingway

Escapades from October, 2017: Professional I just finished a plastic surgery rotation with the aim of learning their techniques for facelifts, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgeries), scar revision, and their esthetic closures. Current Projects -My wife and I are finalizing the manuscript for our first children’s book -Converting my Roth IRA from Merrill Lynch to Vanguard so I can purchase their index fund ETF …