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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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Sept. 16, 2008
Bouncing back from adversity
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
Several days ago, I had a marvelous opportunity to address a local church group on the issue of resiliency. The audience was unanimous in describing this as the ability to "bounce back from adversity." I had a presentation planned, but it became obvious that audience members wished to share their experiences with the group. For once, I kept quiet, stepped aside, and was fascinated to hear the same sorts of advice and suggestions that we have heard from you.
Some of the key messages from that morning are as follows:
- Humans survived in community. Families, clans, small towns were created for self-protection. We are not genetically engineered to be isolated. Therefore, to reach out for others and to seek like-minded travelers is a tremendous source of comfort.
- Those who survive adversity somehow have found the strength to reach out to others. The concentration camp survivors were often those individuals who divided their meager food rations and gave to others. By giving to others, we energize ourselves.
- I heard from many members of this faith community that regardless of our credentials, regardless of our income, regardless of our accomplishments, each of us struggles with issues, sufferings, and disappointments. It is simply part of the human condition. We may see someone who seems to "have it all," but in a quiet moment over a cup of coffee if they are honest they will also share their shortcomings.
So, this experience was powerful and again reminded me that we are all pilgrims, we are all travelers, we are all in the same boat and with faith, family, and connectedness, we can move forward.
Let me ask you if there are any other bullets you would have added to this list had you been in the congregation?
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