Tag: Shane Williams
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Residency Graduation and Educator of the Year
David Downs, Mark Schramm, Bat Smith, and Shane Williams graduated from residency. I was honored to receive a juniper bonsai with a plaque for Educator of the Year 2007.
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New Zealand with Shane
This afternoon, we got back from New Zealand. It was absolutely amazing. Last Monday, March 5, I went to work in the morning and saw some patients in clinic. After that, I quickly ate lunch and went out to REI to get a pair of trail runners and a day pack. The traffic was very…
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Routeburn Track
The trail up to the Routeburn Flats wasn’t too bad. Everything was covered in moss and ferns. There were some spectacular waterfalls. At the hut, we dropped off some of our gear. We forgot to print our tickets, but the warden took our names and radioed the information for confirmation. We then proceeded up to…
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Greenstone-Caples Track
The Kinloch Lodge receptionist suggested that we hike the Greenstone-Caples Track. The Lake Rere Loop was very accessible. We left at 16:30, and the route along waterfalls and lake took about four hours. At the road, during our return, we encountered sheep being herded in for the night. That was comical.
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Puerto Rico for the AAHS
Mark, Shane, Chad, and I went to Puerto Rico for the American Association for Hand Surgery meeting, which took place at the Westin Rio Mar Beach Resort. We left Tuesday morning, and after all the traveling, we arrived at the hotel after midnight. On Wednesday and Thursday, we spent some time in the meetings and…