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    Posted on July 16th, 2011 dabao No comments

    Week number two at the great Johns Hopkins! It occurs to me that large gatherings of highly intelligent, successful and ambitious people share a common pattern. Whether it is the highrise offices of Wall street, the late night halls of the Johns Hopkins Hospital, we are all a bit rat racers at this level. So as someone who came from (and frankly got a little used to) the hedonistic lifestyle of beach, sand and the good life in Hawaii, it feels decidedly anachronistic to be in Baltimore gunning away at a life in academic medicine. Will I find it to be all that I wanted it to be? One in which I could have prestige, power and “meaning” in what I do? Or do I long for a more balanced lifestyle being stretched but not to the breaking point? I have always made choices that seem extreme and adapted to them. It will be interesting to see what happens the next 3 years.

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