Dr. Michael “Poe” Hebert of “Dr. Hebert’s Medical Gumbo” fame is hosting this week’s Grand Rounds … and I know that I have, in the past, waxed poetic about how well that week’s Grand Rounds was presented, and I’m sure that I had a reason, since so many have done such fantastic jobs!

But this time … this time … even if you’re not interested in medicine, this one is a “must see!”

Now, had English Literature been taught this way in high school, I’d have gotten far better grades! ;o)

Here’s a little teaser to whet your appetite:

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I rounded weak and weary
Stomach hot and rumbling, I came bleary and a-stumbling
For a cup of hot caffeine through the doctor’s parlor door.
On the sofa lurked before me a shadow breaking silence with rumbling snore.
‘Tis some visitor, I muttered, slumb’ring loudly, bell’wing out that roar.
A sleeping Intern, nothing more.

… and it gets even better!

Dr. Vijay has asked me to help him get the word out for the next Radiology Grand Rounds!

Here’s his request:

This is the first call for submissions to the fourth edition of the monthly Radiology Grand Rounds which will be hosted here on the last Sunday of this month (Sept 24).

Anything that is relevant to Radiology or Medical Imaging will be accepted. You don’t have to be a radiologist to contribute. We would love to hear from Doctors, Nurses, Medical Students, Radiographers, Imaging Technicians, Patients, etc,.

Please send in your submissions by email to

* vijaysadasivam[AT]gmail[DOT]com
* or
* dr[DOT]scanman[AT]yahoo[DOT]co[DOT]in

before 8 PM (Indian Standard Time. GMT +5:30) on Saturday, September 23, 2006.

Ok - all of you medical types out there! Get those submissions in! Let’s encourage the growing Grand Rounds tradition! This is the sort of thing that makes the world so much smaller for all of us!

Grand Rounds is up at Dr. Charles!

This is the 100^th edition, and he’s done a fantastic job … as usual. Here’s a quote from his introduction:

Grand Rounds Turns 100! Originally conceived by Dr. Nicholas Genes, the weekly linkfest celebrating the highlights of the medical blogosphere has reached its 100th edition. Intended to introduce the wider world to the growing medical blogosphere (doctors, nurses, students, administrators, EMTs, techs, and patients who blog), Grand Rounds has blossomed into a phenomenon noticed by The LA Times, Web MD, and Instapundit to name a few. For this the 100th edition I’d like to throw down a cool 57 links, an inclusive orgy of medical goodness, only tolerable in such gluttonous proportions once in a lifetime. Behold today’s display of medblogging largesse, hereby called Grand Rounds #100, hot off the press.

Tony Chen over at Hospital Impact is hosting Grand Rounds this week, and he’s done a really good job.

He framed it as a letter to his newborn son … whose picture graces the top the post. You don’t want to miss it! It’s too cute for words! It reminds me of washing my own three baby boys, and finding out that they can give me a shower while I’m giving them a bath! ;o)

I only got my faced washed by my babies once … and it wasn’t by any of the three boys!

Don’t ask! *LOL*

Seriously though, I keep asking myself if I want to host one of those, and then I go take a peek at the newest one, and I just can’t imagine being clever enough to pull it off. These guys are good!

Grand Rounds is up at Mexico Medical Student! Grab your sunglasses and camera, and wear your comfortable walking shoes - we’re going south of the border this time! :o)

Enrico takes us on a musical adventure across the medical blogosphere … and does an excellent job!

I have only one wee tiny little problem … he accidentally put a link to Dr. Deb’s site on my submission … *sniff* … but I dropped him an email, so I’m sure he’ll fix it up.

By the way … while you’re there … remember: don’t drink the water!!! >;o)