EM faculty, Vice Chair, and cardiac biomarkers researcher at UF COM and UF Health-Gainesville,; tweets and retweets are my own
Gainesville, FL
Joined September 2011
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Brandon Allen retweeted
Nobody teaches you how to lead a room during a resuscitation.
You don't become calm because you aren't scared. You become calm because everyone else needs you to be.
Brandon Allen retweeted
One of the biggest things I've changed my mind about: Confidence doesn't make you a better physician.
Curiosity does.
The best doctors I know are confident enough to act and humble enough to question themselves.
Brandon Allen retweeted
To the new residents: Nobody expects perfection in July. We’re looking for honesty, effort, and growth.
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One of the most important skills in July: knowing when to ask for help early.
That’s not weakness.
That’s good medicine.
Brandon Allen retweeted
To the new interns, you are not supposed to know everything in July.
Your job right now is:
show up
care deeply
ask questions
stay curious
and learn safely
Brandon Allen retweeted
Avila alum Robbie Davies Sr., is making a name for himself as he looks to qualify for the U.S. Senior Men's National Team.
“Any time I can draw attention to Avila, I try to. It’s a great school, it’s a great place to go. I think it’s a hidden gem.”
avilaathletics.com/sports/ms…
Brandon Allen retweeted
The ED is chaos.
Teaching in that chaos means building order, not through control, but through trust.
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Today:
1. Look for the positives
2. Believe in yourself & others
3. Be thankful
4. Learn, improve, grow
5. Encourage someone
6. Replace HAVE TO with GET TO
7. Focus on Solutions
8. Trust in positive intentions
9. Let go of things you can’t control
10. Do your best!
Brandon Allen retweeted
If we send you home, it’s not because we don’t care.
It’s because we ruled out the dangerous things.
That’s a win—even if it doesn’t feel like one.
Brandon Allen retweeted
The Hero vs the Warrior…….
There is a difference between a hero and a warrior.
The hero wants to win. They want success. They want the outcome. They want the glory.
When the hero is winning they are looking at the score and clock, wanting it to move faster so the game can end and they can win.
The warrior isn’t concerned with the score, the outcome or the time on the clock.
The warrior doesn’t seek or want glory.
The warrior loves the battle.
The warrior is focused on the NOW and they fight to the end!
As I wrote this, I thought about many times in my past when I was a hero and other times when I was a warrior.
Back then I didn’t know I could choose.
Now I know that I can. And so can you.
You can choose to be a hero or a warrior.
You can focus on the numbers, constantly look at the scoreboard, seek recognition, want the glory and hope for the win.
Or you can be totally engaged in the present moment with the people in front of you, love the battle and give your all until the end.
When I spoke to the Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training and talked about the difference between a hero and a warrior they gave me a shirt that had NOW on the front of the shirt and WON on the back.
NOW and WON are reversals of each other.
When you become a Warrior and focus on the NOW you will have WON!
Which will you choose to be? Hero or Warrior?
Brandon Allen retweeted
More and more, the Occlusion Myocardial Infarction vs. Non-Occlusion paradigm (OMI/NOMI) is overtaking the old and useless STEMI/NonSTEMI paradigm. Listen here to @josenalencar
Brandon Allen retweeted
Real positivity isn’t soft. It’s strong. It’s resilience and mental toughness. It’s overcoming negativity and adversity. It’s seeing all the crap in the world and choosing a positive attitude and a path forward.
Brandon Allen retweeted
In life you’ll be tested often. You will fail. You’ll face setbacks. You’ll often get discouraged. But the key is to: Stay faithful. Keep working. Get better.
Brandon Allen retweeted
When the ED calls, it’s not “just another consult.”
It’s because your skill can change a life.
