Honorable mention!?!? Ay, caramba!
22Jan12
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
11Dec11
Hospital of Horror
They came seeking healing, not to perish in smoke.
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Posted in death & dying, deaths in the news, global health, hospital care, patient safety
Tagged hospital fire, kolkata
Tagged hospital fire, kolkata
In my new role as one of the directors of an internal medicine training program, I help select new interns out of medical school for the three year training stint of residency. At the end of residency, many graduates go on to subspecialty fellowships, another two to four year period of intensive training in fields [...]
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Posted in hospital care, medical education, narrative, primary care
Tagged hospitalists, medical careers, workforce
Tagged hospitalists, medical careers, workforce
Learning about roles in health care.
4 Comments
Posted in hospital care, patient experience, technology
Tagged guest post, radiology, radiology technicians
Tagged guest post, radiology, radiology technicians
12Sep11
Bedside Manner
When you think of bedside manner, what type of person comes to mind? I often hear people comment on the bedside manner of various doctors. But what about all of the other folks who care for patients in and around hospital settings? Reader Elizabeth O’Malley sent in this guest post, which among other things reminds [...]