TEDMED 2013: Reactions and Themes
I am just finishing up a packed few days at TEDMED 2013 as a FrontLine Scholar. There were over 1,800 people there, from a broad spectrum of occupational backgrounds, countries, skills, and areas of interest within healthcare. This made for an unending cascade of “unexpected connections,” the theme of the conference. Indeed, though there were many engaging speakers who told stories about turning personal tragedies into discoveries and new passions, to me, the real action a