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Bullying in Medical School…and Everywhere Else

August 15, 2012

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Earlier this week, I read a short report about bullying in medical school. According to a report in Academic Medicine, and a recent New York Times article, which based its story on some UCLA School of Medicine findings, 60% of 3rd year medical residents experienced bullying, defined as “verbal, physical or power abuse” or being […]

Role of Hospital Dichotomy

April 3, 2012

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Two articles that encapsulate a current philosophical conflict in healthcare design are Theresa Brown’s March 14 op-ed piece “Hospitals Aren’t Hotels” in The New York Times, and Kylie Wroblaski’s article “Home Sweet Hospital” for Interiors & Sources magazine. The articles are not direct analogs in content or style; however, they do deliver two distinct, opposing messages.  Ms. […]

Outcomes Only Part of High Satisfaction

January 3, 2011

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Here is an excellent article from the New York Times via the Gainesville Sun) from a ‘layman’s perspective’ (doctor’s account of a patient’s wife’s opinions) on the patient experience and how important the healing environment is to care—especially when patients have a choice. Some notable quotations: Like most clinicians, I had always been quick to assert […]

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