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.
The Belief – Conduct Tension
I always enjoyed teaching resident doctors the art of medicine – how to communicate to patients, showing them kindness...
Spiritual Autopsy
Television shows such as Bones and NCSI have made medical autopsy common viewing. An autopsy is an inspection and dissection of...
Filled Full of...
Living in Philadelphia has filled me full of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team, especially since the "fightin'...
Travel Advisory - Less Baggage Is Better
My traveling companion's luggage revealed the depth of his experience...a small bag for two weeks in Russia and Kyrgyzstan....
Spiritual Clothing
As a young boy, visits from my maternal grandparents were infrequent but much anticipated. After they visited, I could count on...
Light Through the Cracks of Brokenness
Is it possible?Contentment in the midst of financial crisis.Peace in the midst of medical catastrophe.Bravery...
What’s Under the Hood of My Car?
The incredible noise and frenetic activity was intoxicating. My wife, Pamela, and I were at the Hungarian Grand Prix time...
Wishful Thinking or Hopeless Cynicism
Peering from the perspective of today, November 6, 2008, the future looks perilous. Political turmoil around the world coupled...
Shaded Truth and Lies
Observing me reading a newspaper, my Hungarian ministry partner responded with cynicism that I actually believed its content....
Gasping for air!
Gasping for air! I can still see the anxious faces of children with respiratory disease being rushed into my emergency...
Spiritual Glasses
Recently, I loaned my reading glasses to a friend. She immediately laughed and asked, "How often do you clean your...
Careless Words
But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. For...
Enough Resources?
I enjoy strategizing and implementing plans. Years ago the process of taking a design for a new emergency department and...
A Spiritual Resumé
Interviewing candidates for a residency program in emergency medicine at Thomas Jefferson University is always enjoyable....
Wrong Thinking
I read with interest the New York Times best selling book, How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman. Dr. Groopman suggests...
Make Wise Choices
"Make wise choices this weekend!" are my daughter's words to her high school students each Friday as they leave...
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...