Today was STAKE day not STEAK day. Today was the reason for our trip to New York City. The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation asked us to help make recommendations about which proposals should be funded by the organization. The process works like this – we were given proposed studies to review. After reading the proposals (which included terms that neither of us have ever heard) we were asked to render an opinion about the study in regards to its meaningfulness to patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The first people to discuss the studies were the scientists. Patrice and I tried to understand what was being said; I don’t want to speak for Patrice but I was clueless much of the time. I did ask questions and did learn a lot. After the scientists were done, a stakeholder would give their opinion. Then the entire committee voted on the funding request. This was a fun and humbling experience. I really enjoyed being on the cutting edge of medical research but it really showed that being a doctor does not make me a scientist.
The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation meeting was a whole day event so we didn’t have any time to do anything else. But we did see some interesting things today. For example:
AND FINALLY A SPELLING LESSON:
Tomorrow we head for home.
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