New Orleans al Fresco

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On Being a Doctor19 February 2013New Orleans al FrescoFaith T. Fitzgerald, MD and Michael A. LaCombe, MDFaith T. Fitzgerald, MDFrom University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, California, and Maine General Medical Center, Augusta, Maine.Search for more papers by this author and Michael A. LaCombe, MDFrom University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, California, and Maine General Medical Center, Augusta, Maine.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-158-4-201302190-00013 Audio Reading - “New Orleans al Fresco” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "New Orleans al Fresco," by F.T. Fitzgerald and M.A. LaCombe. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail A moment too infrequent, dinner with my second-favorite woman in the world. The parade of humanity, as only New Orleans can present it, provided a feast for our eyes, if not food for thought. Conference attendees, themselves in search of dinner, stopped to say, “Hello.” All was right with the world.“Seventy years old today,” I sighed. “I can't believe I've made it to this point. I'm worthy of that tired cliché, ‘If I'd known I would live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.’”“You have concerns about your masculinity, Michael?”“Well, yes, sure.”“Michael, it has ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, California, and Maine General Medical Center, Augusta, Maine.Corresponding Author: Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Maine General Medical Center, 6 East Chestnut Street, Augusta, ME 04330; e-mail, [email protected].Current Author Addresses: Dr. Fitzgerald: University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Division of General Medicine, 4150 V Street, Suite 2400, Sacramento, CA 95817.Dr. LaCombe: Maine General Medical Center, 6 East Chestnut Street, Augusta, ME 04330. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement Audio Reading - “New Orleans al Fresco” Audio. Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Annals Associate Editor, reads "New Orleans al Fresco," by F.T. Fitzgerald and M.A. LaCombe. Your browser does not support the audio element. Audio player progress bar Step backward in current audio track Play current audio trackPause current audio track Step forward in current audio track Mute current audio trackUnmute current audio track 00:00/ FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 19 February 2013Volume 158, Issue 4Page: 293-294KeywordsChartsEmotionsExerciseFatigueFoodMedical servicesMemoryPatientsSurgeons ePublished: 19 February 2013 Issue Published: 19 February 2013 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2013 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...