Some call it a favorite pastime. Others call it a hobby, a passion or perhaps just a good reason to break away from the “every-day grind” to get outside and enjoy the sunshine along with some good company. It’s one of the few activities that can be relaxing, peaceful, challenging and rewarding all at the same time; it’s the game of golf. [...]
By: Jacquie Roth The historic town of St Michaels dates back to the mid-1600s, when it served as a trading post for area tobacco farmers and trappers. Located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, St. Michaels is about halfway between the Susquehanna River and the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. A tiny, well-preserved port, it’s become a [...]
By: Jacquie Roth The Living section of Maryland Physician is written to put the spotlight on an easy-to-get-to destination, offering our readers a sneak peek of a city or town we recommend for a quick getaway. Up until now, we’ve featured local hot spots within a three-hour drive from Baltimore – places like Harpers Ferry, [...]
By: Tracy M. Fitzgerald Some people find themselves booking trips to Alaska, Iceland or other frigid destination points around the globe, in search of the most “serious” winter weather escapes and adventures. Each year, an estimated 1.1 million others simply go to Deep Creek Lake. Nestled in Garrett County, Maryland, the four-season resort town has [...]
By: Tracy M. Fitzgerald A few times a year, Gary Fennel rounds up a small group of colleagues and friends to charter a fishing boat and set sail for a day of fun on the Chesapeake Bay. The goal is typically two-fold, but quite simple: take a break from the everyday stresses that go along with working [...]
It’s a Saturday morning in the dead of summer and you are wracking your brain, trying to think of a fun way to spend your day. What to do, what to do …Then it dawns on you. You live in Maryland. Water is … well, everywhere! The Chesapeake Bay is accessible from many points across the state. [...]
It’s the type of place that is sought out by people of all interests and likes. Some come to relax. Others come to explore, enjoy nature, seek adventure or learn. Those who have visited, be it for a fun family weekend, a romantic getaway or for a few simple and quiet days of solitude, would say that there is something for just about everyone in Harper’s Ferry [...]
There is no better way to see the country than from the seat of a bicycle, where not even a windshield stands between you and the miles of beautiful landscape. For many physicians like Robert Stroud, M.D., a radiologist who spends hours in dark rooms reviewing patient films and images, bicycling is the perfect escape from their busy schedules [...]
Whether practicing privately or through affiliation with a hospital or healthcare system, physicians in Maryland can rest assured that each day, there are people out there working hard on their behalf; people advocating for proposed healthcare laws and regulations that will help and support physician practices, and lobbying against those [...]
In the 1940’s, a small and influential group of healthcare leaders began meeting to discuss mutual interests and best practices, as a means of supporting one another and ultimately improving the delivery of healthcare in Maryland. In 1970, that group formalized to become the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA). And today, the organization serves as a [...]
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