Earning a couple of high-level degrees—say, an M.D. and a Ph.D.—is tough enough. It takes a lot of years, and a lot of schooling. You have to put a great deal of work into it. And obviously, you have to be pretty intelligent just to get your foot in the door, much less exit the room with degrees in hand.
But to actually be the guy who writes the curriculum? Now that’s an entirely other level of smartness. And yes—hard work.
But that’s exactly who Sy Schlager is. He’s the guy who writes the textbooks and other materials used to educate medical professionals, to help them maintain their certification and licensure. Yes, that’s right: Sy Schlager creates the educational materials used by other medical professionals. They learn from him. That’s how accomplished he is.
And clearly, his work is peerless. Sy Schlager develops this educational content for a company called Therapeutic Window, where he happens to serve as both the president and chief medical officer. The folks at Therapeutic Window make supplies ranging from books and articles to slide presentations and audio/visual programs.
And again, Sy Schlager is not developing this content for med school students, or those with a primitive knowledge of the medical field. No, he’s actually developing this stuff for folks who are already working as medical professionals, established doctors and nurses and surgeons. The purpose, of course, is for them to continue educating themselves and stay on top of their licensure requirements—something that Sy Schlager and his company make considerably easier.
The obvious point to take away here is that Sy Schlager is a scholar without peer. He is not only an esteemed physician in his own right, but he works to educate other established doctors. His practical and academic skills alike are unimpeachable, then—but of course, he has three books and a hundred journal articles to his name, so that’s hardly surprising!