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Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
"The magic of the electronic village is transforming health information. The mouse and keyboard have extended the stethoscope to the 500 million people now online." - Dr. Edward Creagan
The power of the medium inspires Dr. Edward Creagan as he searches for ways to share Mayo Clinic's vast resources with the general public.
Dr. Creagan, a Newark, N.J., native, is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hospice medicine and palliative care. He has been with Mayo Clinic since 1973 and in 1999 was president of the staff of Mayo Clinic. Dr. Creagan, a professor of medical oncology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, was honored in 1995 with the John and Roma Rouse Professor of Humanism in Medicine Award and in 1992 with the Distinguished Mayo Clinician Award, Mayo's highest recognition. He has been recognized with the American Cancer Society Professorship of Clinical Oncology.
He describes his areas of special interest as "wellness as a bio-psycho-social-spiritual-financial model" and fitness, mind-body connection, aging and burnout.
Dr. Creagan has been an associate medical editor with Mayo Clinic's Web sites and has edited publications and CD-ROMs and reviewed articles.
"We the team of (the Web site) provide reliable, easy-to-understand health and wellness information so that each of us can have productive, meaningful lives," he says.
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Jan. 17, 2009
The quest for a championship
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
As we stumble through the dark days of winter here in the Midwest, we all embrace the light of spring. However, for members of the athletic community, the light at the end of the tunnel beams from the trophies symbolic of world champions.
There's the Lombardi trophy for the National Football League; the Larry O'Brien trophy for the National Basketball Association; and the Stanley Cup for the National Hockey League. Now what does this have to do with you and me? Please read on.
For these three professional leagues, each team is allocated a salary maximum to pay for players. If owners exceed a certain number, there is a hefty tax which discourages the stockpiling of high-priced players by wealthy team owners.
Although there are loopholes in the system, the basic concept is valid. Since talent is fairly equally distributed among the top-tier teams, what distinguishes the teams that go the distance and hoist the trophy at the end of the season?
There seem to be two major pitfalls to the teams with great promise that never win a championship:
- The superstar whose talents and skills are eroded by age and injury who simply cannot let go.
- The high-priced rookie with no proven track record who is given a king's ransom to turn around the franchise.
So, what does this mean to each of us? I believe it means we can achieve our goals by focusing on the tasks at hand, eliminating distractions and emphasizing our strengths.
If we mindlessly surf the net, if we mindlessly peruse every magazine and every newspaper and every periodical, and if we mindlessly access e-mail just to fill the time, we will certainly not fulfill our personal and professional goals.
For me, especially at the start of the new year, this means two things:
- Identifying which milestones I wish to achieve, whether they are professional, spiritual or professional.
- Deciding what I have to do to achieve those milestones. Do I need more professional training? Do I need specific training skills to run a faster marathon? What technical skills do I need to advance my personal and professional career?
Hardly rocket science, but I would appreciate your perspectives on our quest for the championship.
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