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.
Spiritual Autopsy
Television shows such as Bones and NCSI have made medical autopsy common viewing. An autopsy is an inspection and dissection of...
Make Sure to Read the Abstract
As a physician, the reading of scientific journals is a normal part of my job. The articles tend to be long and poorly written...
What a Waste!
"What a waste!" Assessing his years of missionary service, these words spoken by others to a friend of mine caused...
The Weather Forecast
The weather forecast calls for. . .Whatever the weatherman says causes me to jump into action:Rain. . . an umbrellaSnow....
A suggestion or a command?
Early in my life I learned a valuable lesson – to distinguish between a suggestion and a command. Initially I did not...
Some Things Don’t Belong to Me
I love to learn and enjoy a wide array of reading. No matter how much I read, however, I will remain an unlikely participant on...
Living Paradox
Paradox: Any person, thing or situation exhibiting an apparent contradictory naturePlaying sports exposes a...
Misplaced Confidence
While watching a uniformed man purposefully waving a flag from the roof of our hotel in India, my wife, Pamela, confidently...
No Rule Book, No Lines, No Joy
Imagine a game of tennis without the lines. Just throw the rule book out the window. The way I play tennis, the temptation to...
Exaggeration and Embellishment
I enjoy the great fictional story telling of my good friend. He is proficient in this wonderful but fading art form. Conveying...
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...
A suggestion or a command?
Early in my life I learned a valuable lesson – to distinguish between a suggestion and a command. Initially I did not...
Our Lives - A Construction Site
My job on Monday night is to take out the trash which, of course, includes separating it into piles of paper, glass and...
Overlooking an Offense
In her book Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Doris Kearns Goodwin chronicles the impact of...
Misplaced Confidence
While watching a uniformed man waving a flag from the roof of our hotel in India, my wife, Pamela, confidently exclaimed,...
Spiritual Glasses
Recently, I loaned my reading glasses to a friend. She immediately laughed and asked, "How often do you clean your...
Wrong Thinking
I read with interest the New York Times best selling book, How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman. Dr. Groopman suggests...