A little background... I've been moderating here at PC since day 1. Until I took a 9 month sabbatical around the world last year I was the #1 poster and very actively involved in the site. I've been getting more and more involved since I got home to the US in April. But.... I'm an ER doctor, will turn 45 next month, and the stress and pressure of being an ER doc full time was taking it's toll on me and my family. A few months ago I had the opportunity to take on a non-clinical roll with the insurance arm of the health system that I work for. It's the first time I've had a desk and an office and a higher roll in any business. I have no business or administrative experience and never took a business course of any kind in college. I'm still working 1/2 time in the ER and 1/2 time with the new job. So... Yesterday I learned of an opportunity to enroll in an employer sponsored program at the Missouri State University (MSU) College of Business Administration for a 2 year program that will allow me (and about 20 other physicians and non-physicians from my hospital system) to earn my Masters of Healthcare Administration (MHA) over the next 2 years while permitting me to continue to work full time. The price and convenience were too good to pass up. I think this degree will allow me to do my current job better as well provide options for future opportunities that might otherwise have been closed to me. Thus... This is a huge time and energy commitment for me and my family. I will continue to stay on as a moderator here at PC once this program starts in January, but suspect my roll will be markedly reduced, particularly during my on-campus time and prior to exams or when projects are due. Many/most of you couldn't care less and/or won't notice anything different at all. But a few of you who've been around for a long time may notice my absence or lack of regular participation.
It sounds like your quality of life is about to improve, my friend. I would wish you the best of luck but you don't need luck. You have the skills and dedication to make it work without luck!
Good luck Evan, I know you're the type of person who succeeds at whatever it is you put your mind to!
Evan, Many, many thanks for all your work over the years to build and sustain this site and the PRIUSchat community. :cheer2: I'm glad to hear that you'll be hanging around behind the scene and available as a standby Troll Slayer. :rockon: What a pity, you didn't make 20K posts! (Highest post count on PC?)
Evan, You are doing the right thing - taking care of yourself and your family. Keep up the good work!!! DBCassidy
evan, my son is a senior in med school and planning on er. should i tell him to GET OUT NOW? all the best to you.
Have been reading and enjoying, not to mention benefitting from your posts for a long time. And, if I'm not mistaken, at Prius Online before. I wish you all the best as you go forward with your education and your career.
I wish you all the best Evan. It's hard to believe I stumbled on Prius Chat just three months after it began. I was a real Prius enthusiast back then, and PC taught me all I know about the car. It was the Prius that got me interested in EVs, because of how cool it was when the prius went electric briefly. And it was through PC that I learned about EVs, learned of the Zap Xebra, which supplanted my Prius as my daily driver, and learned about Tesla. Thanks for all you've done to keep the site running smoothly.
Good move, Evan. I wish you well. Tony, on the other hand, may curse you for how busy he's going to be here.
Sounds like a fantastic opportunity to better balance your work and personal/family life. I miss our post count races . Best of luck with the program and like Tony said, make sure you lay down the banhammer once in a while so we know you're doing well (stress relief?? LOL).
LOL! Absolutely not, I still love the ED, but after 18 years of increasing pressure and increasing family demands and such I just think it's best to have an exit strategy in mind for the next 5-10 years. If anything, encourage your son to be thinking about the same. Have him get his foot in the door of something non-clinical that he can progressively transition to. Electronic Medical Records stuff is a great area right now, esp. if he has a strong tech background. There's no substitute for having a clinician who can also help develop applications that will be put to use in a clinical setting. I just wish I'd have been smart enough to have plan like that 5 or 10 years ago, but I'm fortunate to have this new opportunity that allows me to continue working in the clinical setting with some non-clinical reprieve. And I'll still be around folks--may just hit that 20K number in the next few months even, but I'm just not sure I'll be able to keep up with the plethora of posts we're anticipating once the c and PIP launch. and you know there'll be stirrings about the Gen IV starting pretty soon after that!
Evan, Thanks So Much for all you have contributed to PC! And Thanks for all of your help with individual members questions Etc. Wish you well Buddy!
A big deal wasn't made of it but a few weeks ago I went from being a Moderator in only the Gen III forums to a "Super Moderator" with full site access same as Evan, Tony and Tideland. I'm always glad to help pitch in.
I'd share my suggestions . . . but I'm afraid something would be lost in translation and the end result would be understood as . . . :banplease: ound: Good Lick and Thank's!
