I can’t imagine what this year would have looked like without so many incredible physicians caring for the sickest of the sick. We appreciate you more than you’ll ever know #NationalDoctorsDay

The best way to start a Wednesday morning. Looking forward to continuing to be a part of Vanderbilt School of Nursing as an Associate Professor!

Kids need to see adults: - Reading books - Working hard - Taking care of themselves - Making mistakes - Learning from mistakes - Being happy - Being sad - Helping others - Standing up - Voting - Playing - Being silly - Being serious - Being scared - Being brave - Being kind

We should care as much about well-doing as well-being. I want to live in a world that values purpose as much as pleasure, contribution as much as contentment, honesty as much as excitement, and justice as much as joy. A happy life isn't necessarily an honorable life.

Taking the stairs when a STAT is paged overhead

Who is old enough to get this?

2020 to 2021

In the short run, there is no tradeoff between 3rd shots for vulnerable Americans and getting doses to the world In the longer run, we need to focus on producing more doses My thread with numbers on why we can give 3rd shots to older Americans with doses we can't send abroad

It was such an honor to be inducted as a #AANP Fellow & to be able to speak at the #AANPFall conference this weekend! I’m so grateful for my amazing sponsors & mentors Ruth Kleinpell and April Kapu, DNP, ACNP-BC. What incredible leadership they model.

If you email me, plan on hearing back within 5 minutes or at least a week later. There is no in between.

Reflections/lessons from a life in #ICU: 1⃣work with people you like/love 2⃣take sabbaticals to recharge 3⃣prioritize family = those you love most 4⃣live every day as having terminal disease: focus on what most important J Randall Curtis #ICMfromtheInside bit.ly/3D2or7i

An important message on burnout with U.S. Surgeon General

Hands down the best documentary I’ve watched in a long time. And if you scuba dive or routinely administer conscious sedation, it’s guaranteed to generate additional adrenal squeeze. m.imdb.com/title/tt909887…

It’s a pleasure to present at #aanp22 on using podcasts in education. A huge thanks to some of our incredible podcast guests who are on Twitter Ruth Kleinpell @jcjackson68 April Kapu, DNP, ACNP-BC Joseph S., MD, FCCM Sarah Bloom Caroline Banes Wes Pierce for making this possible. We’re so grateful for you!

Good critical care is 10% performing dramatic interventions, 90% being aggressively persistent with the seemingly mundane details. - Fluid balance - Weaning sedation - Weaning the vent - BMs - Deescalation of lines and tubes - Deescalation of abx/other meds

The farmer pain scale

My 5 year old: So your presentation is basically a show-and-tell for grown ups?

My friend, my colleague and for many years, my TMD. An amazing Trauma surgeon but even more an amazing human. We, Vanderbilt Trauma are so proud of you Oscar Guillamondegui teamqli.com/client-story/o…

A huge shout out to Children's at VUMC (and Squid the dog) for making this our best ECHO experience yet! Canine Companions® Mars Petcare US

Such a pleasure to present with Callie Tennyson today at #AANP23! Thank you for the opportunity AANP