Thomas McIlraith, MD, chair of hospital medicine for the Mercy Medical Group in Sacramento, Calif., is a big CPOE supporter “but he also understands your frustration. Photos, MP3s and YouTube links are online at Having fun with CPOE? “It’s been great to see people who are very smart and often under a lot of stress let their hair down and have a good time,” Dr. Never conceived of as an alter ego, but rather as a container in which his eclectic musical tastes and experiences could be combined, Unitus was constructed by Daniel Ross in Toronto, Canada, during the summer of 2000. In the meantime, The Remedies have a strong local following, including many colleagues. Although he wants to write more and record original songs, “it will have to wait for another day.” These callers each contribute in one way or another in the development of my. McIlraith’s compositions is “The CPOE Blues.” Another, “The Long Ride,”refers to the growth of hospital medicine. There are 8-10 callers who receive complimentary copies of EGO and Alter-EGO music. Two nonphysicians round out the lineup: guitarist Walt Simmons and drummer Greg Marquis. His present band includes bassist David Pai, MD, a nephrologist, and sound engineer, Dan Anderson, MD, an orthopedist. I took that as I sign that I need to have music in my life to keep me balanced.” “I was so busy with the band that I thought I was going to flunk out,” Dr.McIlraith recalls. That lesson became clear during medical school when he was fronting a 15-piece band. “If I’m using my creative side musically, then my scientific and intellectual side benefits. “I definitely think high-powered professionals should have a creative outlet, just to balance their intellect,” Dr. Clearly, music for him is more than a passing fad. this summer, but not in an RV probably in something more like a fleet of luxury buses or a private. McIlraith has been singing most of his life, first in choirs as a child and then in bands during high school. Beyonce, and her alter-ego, Sasha Fierce, will be touring the U.S. We’re trying to be more this century.”ĭr. His son, who is 10, has encouraged the band to include “a little more Rise Against. McIlraith steers the group through a repertoire that ranges from “Brick House” and “Walk This Way” to original songs. But once a month, he takes on what he calls his “alter ego,” fronting a high-energy rock and funk band called The Remedies that has been playing clubs and private events around Sacramento for four years.Īs lead vocalist and one of two lead guitarists, Dr. McIlraith directs 55 hospitalists working in four hospitals. But he also cites Buddy Guy, the incendiary blues guitarist.īy day, Dr. McIlraith, the chair of hospital medicine for the Mercy Medical Group in Sacramento, Calif., has been inspired by Win Whitcomb, MD, one of hospital medicine’s first organizers and a leading quality expert. WHEN THOMAS MCILRAITH, MD, talks about the people who have influenced him, he lists a wide range of names. Contact Deja Blu Variety Dance Band in Denver on WeddingWire. Published in the January 2013 issue of Today’s Hospitalist
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