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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What to Do About Poorly Performing Hospitals

What to Do About Poorly Performing Hospitals

Patients who go to a poorly performing hospital have a 50% higher chance of dying from a preventable error than those who choose one earning an “A” on the Leapfrog Group‘s newest safety report card. If all US hospitals would improve to the “A” level, 33,000 lives could be saved annually.

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