Snippets of My Life

I have had a full and exciting life, having a front row seat to many important cultural and historical events. Growing up in NYC during the culture shifts between the 50's and 70's. The period of rapid advancements in medical science.The political turmoil of the sixties and the shifts of the last 20 years.I will discuss cultural, historical sign. of the event, and give a flavor for what happened and its influenced me. Below, in footer, I discuss the positive and negative aspects of memoirs.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

My friend Jay's weird form of Synesthesia.

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syn·es·the·sia Learn to pronounce the production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by ...
Monday, October 8, 2018

Memoirs of a Teenage Surgeon: The First Cut

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"Take the scalpel and cut on the line", I did as I was told feeling the cut on my own leg as I was cutting into the patient start...
Sunday, April 20, 2014

Why I'm a Humanitarian:' Finish your food there are kids starving in Europe.'

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Why I'm a Humanitarian:' Finish your food there are kids starving in Europe.' When I was growing up my grandmothers and my mo...
Saturday, October 2, 2010

Future Party: A Rational Response To The Tea Party by Alan Koslow M.D.

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by Alan Koslow M.D. I am dismayed. I see a growing political movement that is based on looking to the past for answers. They believe the...
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Thursday, September 30, 2010

Farm-to-School: Anatomy of Non-Profit Advocacy by Dr. Alan Koslow

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American Diabetes Association Logo by Dr Alan Koslow It was the first Friday in June in 2006. I had a meeting that morning of the advo...
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Alan R. koslow
West Des Moines, IA, United States
Blessed to have experienced so many wonderful things. Growing up in NYC during the 60’s. I participated in protests and demonstrations. In HS I was involved in 3 things that have had a sign. impact (March of Dimes Walk, saving Star Trek & community service for school credit). Worked in a surgical research lab at 14 & co-authored a medical paper. At SUNY Buffalo (UB), involved in FAST (150 disaster simulation), ‘Pilot 100’ rides with police and RC Disaster Services. Major: Mathematical Approach to Physiological Problems, Magna Cum Laude. Med School at UB. I was: on the admissions committee, Pres. PLK Medical School fraternity, and winner of Excellence in Surgery & Volunteering award. I met and married my wife, Margie Hill of 41 years, having 3 wonderful children. We Honeymooned in Europe and I studied in England, then toured the USA looking at residency programs. I trained at Stanford, UMDNJ and Univ. of Rochester, Research at ARC Blood Lab & NIH. I worked @ Albany MC, Loma Linda MC and in Des Moines. In Iowa since 1995 I ran for office 4 times. I conceived of, wrote &/or lobbied for 6 major bills that got passed into law.
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