(on behalf of the Costs of Care and ABIM Foundation teams) http://costsofcare.org/education/teaching-value-project/ Clinicians are increasingly accountable for delivering better care at lower cost. Despite the...
By Brandon Kopper I am currently a pharmacy student, and although I have not yet dispensed a medication, I had my first experience concerning...
By Nandita Mani and Elizabeth Oler Medical students are brilliantly frugal. And it’s no surprise — according to the AAMC, the average U.S. medical student...
By Caroline Smith As I finish my post-operative care routine for my nine-day-old patient, I notice that the cerebral oximetry machine is not picking...
By Nupur Garg, MD I hear an ambulance fast approaching. I’ll be able to breathe soon, I think. Minutes later, I arrive at the Emergency...
By Neel Butala, MD There he sat, hunched over with rugged, muscular arms stretched across his abdomen, his weary eyes stealing hopeful glances from behind...
By David Cooke, MD “Mr. Jones’ chest x-ray looks normal.” the intern said to me on morning rounds. Mr. Jones just had a transhiatal...
By Noura M. Dabbouseh, M.D. We speak of everyday decisions in terms of “cost-benefit” analyses. Many of our patients can’t afford a healthy meal, let...
By Anonymous There is a saying in the world of education, “You have to care to teach.” Why is it then in healthcare, a profession...