Medical Credentialitis is Holding Back Physician Entrepreneurship

Medical Credentialitis is Holding Back Physician Entrepreneurship

The culture of medicine and medical education is about diplomas on the wall and letters after your name. We are trained and expected to sequentially check off the next box during residency, fellowship, practice or in the pursuit of postgraduate degrees, like MBAs or MPHs.

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Medical Students Should Take A Gap Year

Medical Students Should Take A Gap Year

Taking a year off from school, a so called "gap year", is common in many parts of the world but not in the US. The recent announcement that President Obama's daughter will be taking a gap year before attending Harvard has highlighted the idea, and, as you would expect, some support it and others think it is a bad idea. 

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Therantology: What We Can Learn From the Theranos Ordeal

Therantology: What We Can Learn From the Theranos Ordeal

The Theranos story continues to unfold in the headlines and will likely be the stuff of Harvard Business School cases for years to come. Here is a brief history of Theranos, its blood-testing device, and the trouble in which they now find themselves. 

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