Kathy Dooley

Dooley Noted: 11/2/2015   My thesis advisor used to refer to me as a diamond in the rough.   I used to focus too much on the “rough” part, not hearing his intentions.    A year after obtaining my masters in anatomy, he came to visit my gross anatomy and neuroanatomy lectures and labs.    He told me I shone like a diamond.    I told him how it used to bug me that he … Read more

Dooley Noted: 11/1/2015 I’m a good teacher, learning how to be great. I’m learning how to resonate with my audience. Today, I was shuttled back to my high school history classes, when I went to see the Broadway show, “Hamilton.” The story was a modern pop/rap/musical interpretation of the history of Alexander Hamilton. I was embarrassed to remember only one major fact from high school: this man was shot by Aaron Burr. Lin-Manuel Miranda took … Read more

Dooley Noted: 10/31/2015 It’s Halloween. It’s a holiday. I’m actually in town. I probably should have taken the day off. I considered it.  But I was pulled to Catalyst SPORT for a rare opportunity to treat patients before the night of fun. I’m so thankful that I did. I could have missed out on affecting lives of my patients bad getting these amazing two emails while front squatting. Email 1:  “Just wanted to say again … Read more

Dooley Noted: 10/30/2015   This week, I had a colleague laugh at me when he saw me wear my Catalyst SPORT shirt.    He saw the O in SPORT stood for “Orthopedics.”   He scoffed and said, “You’re not in orthopedics.”   I said, “Really? Well, I never said I was in orthopedic medicine. But I absolutely AM in orthopedics.”   He begged to differ, so I quickly saw myself out of the conversation.    … Read more

Dooley Noted: 10/28/2015    Yesterday, we had our first lab at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.    The faculty was introduced to the M1 class before our first lab.    Dr. Sodofsky, a brilliant pathologist, gave a golden piece of advice for the students who would soon be studying a cadaver patient, head to toe.    He encouraged them to understand that normal doesn’t really exist.   “There is no normal…only ranges.”   I found … Read more

Dooley Noted: 10/27/2015   One of my first questions to my patients is asking what they want to accomplish.   I hear many goals, and I see many people attacking them head on. Human potential never shocks me.   Other people surprise me with their self-defeat.   They state they want a goal, and we develop a highly individualized way for them to achieve the goal.    And they self-sabotage it.   They skip workouts. … Read more

Dooley Noted: 10/26/2015   I am currently teaching anatomy 5 days a week between 3 different schools.    I spend most of my weekends teaching seminar courses.    I spend the rest of the weekends taking courses or improving my skill sets.    So, I thought it was ironic when the New York State Office of Professions audited me, asking for proof I had completed my minimum continuing education requirements for my chiropractic license.   … Read more