Posts tagged ‘Michael Weinreb’
Dr. Jay Takes Off
If you haven’t already seen it, our March/April issue features a profile of Jay Parkinson, a 2002 Hershey Medical School graduate who recently started an innovative medical practice in Brooklyn, N.Y. The piece (written by Brooklyn-based writer Michael Weinreb ’94) does a pretty good job explaining Parkinson’s innovative approach to health care—an approach that has earned him tons of attention (from the New York Times, Village Voice, and GOOD Magazine, among many others), lots of admirers, and more than a few skeptics.
I met Parkinson about 18 months ago doing some initial reporting on this story, and while I lack the expertise to evaluate the merit of all his ideas, I can absolutely vouch for his commitment to finding creative ways to improving American health care. Agree with his approach or not (he doesn’t take health insurance and rails against the insurance and pharmaceutical industries), one of the things you have to admire about Parkinson is his accessibility; it’s one of the cornerstones of his practice, Hello Health, where patients can IM, email, call, or text Parkinson or one of his colleagues at anytime and expect an almost immediate response.
It’s only fitting that such a plugged-in doc has his own, very active blog, on which he gives his take on health care issues, promotes cool Web 2.0 resources, and recommends movies and music he likes.
Our favorite recent post? This one, of course.
Ryan Jones, senior editor
More PSU football…
A couple (more) Penn State football items on this Friday:
-Last night, senior AQ Shipley received the Rimington Trophy as the outstanding center in college football. Shipley was one of three Nittany Lions named to the Walter Camp All-American team: Sophomore defensive end Aaron Maybin joined him on the first team, and wideout/kick returner Derrick Williams—who on Sunday was named team MVP—earned second-team honors.
AQ Shipley
-Author, freelance writer, and occasional Penn Stater contributor Michael Weinreb ’94 Com has a great piece today on espn.com that compares the Big Ten’s football reputation to the precarious position of Detroit’s Big 3. My favorite lines:
“The Big 12 represents the future: the notion that you can actually outgain every opponent you face and win a national championship. Their coaches are quirky men with pirate fetishes, and their quarterbacks have names such as Colt. It’s all quite exciting. And the Big Ten? Its coaches have hip-replacement surgery and wear sweater vests, and its running backs have Depression-era nicknames like ‘Beanie.’”
Mike’s a good writer. He was also in my wedding, and I reserve the right to some day tell an embarrassing story about that in this space.
Ryan Jones, senior editor
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