Dr. Bob Snyder practiced emergency medicine for 15 years and served as co-chairman of the Emergency Medicine Department at Brandywine Hospital, Coatesville, PA. and served as faculty in Emergency Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. In 1996 God called Bob and his wife, Pamela, to Budapest, Hungary. As a result, IHS Global was birthed. Enjoy the writings from Bob over the many years of service.
Read the Directions
Wrestling with a bar of hotel soap inside an unusually sturdy plastic wrapper ended in me losing! For three consecutive days, I...
Confident Following Jesus
Massive, unspeakable tragedy entered the doors of the emergency department daily. Instead of fear, uncertainty or trepidation I...
Taxi Cab Wisdom
I hopped in a taxi last week to discover that my cab driver was from Kosovo. Knowing the turmoil of that region I said,...
Not Learning our Lessons
The importance of learning lessons well was impressed upon me in my freshman year of medical school. A junior medical student...
Wrong Thinking
I read with interest the New York Times best selling book, How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman. Dr. Groopman suggests...
Don’t lose heart
Discouragement comes so quickly to me. Looking at the sad state of world affairs makes me wonder, “Is there any...
Oh to Be Like Him...
Recent golf lessons have not caused anyone to mistake me for Tiger Woods. Watching golf tournaments on television and reading...
Growing Up is Hard to Do
Six inches shorter than my twin sister! As typical boy-girl development would have it, my twin sister grew taller first. I was...
Trained to hear
Do you remember the story of the Cherokee Indian walking down 5th Avenue in Manhattan with a New York businessman? Suddenly the...
Is restraint a good thing?
Overeating. I know the "I wish I hadn't done that" feeling that accompanies the too-full sensation after a buffet...
Not What is Next, but What is Now
"What is important is not what is next but what is now." My friend continued by saying that many times she thinks so...
Daily-ness
As a paperboy, I began each morning reading the sports page, then the comics, and finally the front page. Only then would I hop...
Read the Directions
Wrestling with a bar of hotel soap inside an unusually sturdy plastic wrapper, ended in me losing! For three consecutive days,...
Confident Following Jesus
Massive, unspeakable tragedy entered the doors of the emergency department daily. Instead of fear, uncertainty or trepidation I...
Transformation Not Information
The volume of information about the human body overwhelmed me during my medical school days. I was eager to conquer that...
Tempo giusto (the right speed)
Speed and efficiency have always been a priority for me. My life and activity level may at times seem harried and frenzied to...
The Journey Out of Spiritual Mediocrity
An old proverb says:The way to mediocrity is easy,The way to excellence is hard - filled with toil, sacrifice and...