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What do the terms “Night Float”, “Budget”, “Compassionate Health Care”, “Tardiness”, and “NBC” have in common? Well…they happen to be the subjects of our weekly Redscrubs Wrap-Up for this week.

As always, many of these blogs that I love to read each week alternately keep me entertained, engrossed, and/or infuriated - kind of like an online healthcare version of Reader’s Digest, I suppose.

So, congrats to our Scrubby Winner this week, and the other honorees noted in the Wrap-Up. Don’t miss this compelling reading! - Dr. Incognito

The best thing about choosing the Scrubby Winner is that I am able to stay current on the various topics within the Industry. The good thing for you is that you do not have to spend hours doing the research!

I have to admit that this week was a tough one. The number of posts that have exceeded the greatness factor has sky-rocketed and I had the hardest time choosing the winner.

The posts varied from Politics to Malpractice and everything else in between. They were well written and honestly this was not an easy decision.

Feel free to drop us a line and let us know about your favorite blog posts.

Well, the mighty Jalepeno Pepper became an unwitting celebrity amongst bloggers this week as the latest suspect in a string of salmonella outbreaks across the U.S. Medicare and the U.S. health care system also continue to be the rage (sometimes quite literally) among a large number of the blogs I read this week.

I like to dig deep, however, and find those really good posts that others may have missed while perusing only the most topical headlines of the last several days. That said, I think you’ll enjoy this week’s Scrubby Award winners in the RedScrubs Weekly Wrap Up.

- Dr. Incognito

P.S. If you have a blog submission for the upcoming week please submit it here.

As is my weekly pleasure, I read through a lot of blogs and submissions this week and boy did they run the gamut; everything from organic jeans with healing properties, to mental model shifts (the latter of which is this week’s Scrubby Award Winner). Let us also not forget trailblazing surgeon Michael DeBakey. M.D., who passed away last Friday at age 99 - a truly remarkable man that achieved remarkable success throughout his long career.

Just remember to keep the submissions coming in or nominate one of your favorite bloggers for the week. The best blogger for the week gets a brand new, fashionable pair of red scrubs courtesy of NW Scrubs.

- Dr. Incognito

Things have been absolutely hectic this week for us here, and I would imagine for many of you, as well, after last week’s Holiday. One of the most mind-numbing tasks has been choosing a winner for this week’s Scrubby Awards. Why, you ask? Two reasons…

First, the quality of medical blogging seems to be improving week after week in my opinion; more physicians, healthcare professionals, and students are wearing their keyboards out even faster than normal by jumping headfirst into the blogosphere.

Secondly, because of last week’s Holiday, I personally had over 1100 blog posts to go through for the last two weeks to choose the winners! That’s a LOT of reading. Oh, and I know I say this often, but if your not using MedReader, you are really missing out on a massive daily supply of some of the best information out there - seriously. It is just so much easier to get my medical news and blogs all in one place, rather than checking dozens of sources for daily updates.

Anyway, those mentioned in this weeks wrap-up should feel extra special to be chosen out of all of those posts and submissions. Also, if you didn’t know, the Scrubby Award winner receives a free pair of scrubs courtesy of NW Scrubs. Good work everybody!

— Dr. Incognito

Well, it’s falling a flood outside my office today and the electricity decided to take a vacation - hopefully not a very long one. Instead of taking a nap in my chair and waking up groggy, I decided to check my MedReader and get a little bloggy! (I know, I know…I won’t be winning any prizes for my poetry anytime soon…)

Now seriously, there’s been some really great posts out there in the blogosphere this week along with some excellent submissions to Redscrubs. As for the Scrubby Award Winner and the Runners-Up, you have my permission to continue reading after the drumroll:

—Dr. Incognito

I just got back from a much needed fishing trip which did not last as long as I would have liked. I caught a few fish, stayed up late and did not think about a single thing except for the next catch.

Fishing is much like blogging, you have to keep throwing a quality lure (post) in order to attract visitors and notoriety. So, without further ado, off to the best blog post of the week.

As usual, the Scrubby winner gets adorned with fame and limelight without having to hire a Public Relations firm. With the fame (and hopefully fortune), the Scrubby Winner gets a cool picture to add to their website as well as a free pair of Red Scrubs provided by NWScrubs.com.

—Dr. Incognito

O.K. It’s officially hot outside! At least where I am located anyway. So, while I’ve been trying to stay inside and be cool (Freudian slip?), I’ve been marvelously entertained and challenged by the avalanche of blog posts and submissions this week collected on MedReader.

I guess a lot of you were trying to top Dr. Rob’s post from last week that won the Scrubby Award; or maybe it was just the chance to win the free pair of red scrubs (from our partners at NW Scrubs). Whatever the case, it does my heart good to see such a plethora of good writing our there.

–Dr. Incognito

Has it been another week already? WOW! I guess it’s time for me to “scrub in” and give a nod to the top blogs of the week. Seriously, my MedReader has been crammed this past week with some really informative blog posts and, as usual, it’s been really hard to choose the best ones.

Also, if you didn’t know, each week our top blogger receives the very distinguished “Scrubby Award” for excellence that they can post on their blog. They also get a free pair of Red Scrubs, provided by NW Scrubs!

If you read a great blog that you think could make our list, please let us know.

So without further ado, here are the top 5 for the week of June 6th…

—Dr. Incognito