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Luc Sirois
way: a project leader pinpoints problem areas and organizes a hackathon that is attended by an audience of 200 to 300 participants. Doctors and nurses on the front line engage with software developers who are eager to break through the... View Details
- 08 May 2022
- Blog Post
The Territory of Motherhood: A Reflection in Honor of Mother’s Day
have spent twenty days in the NICU watching our babies become strong enough to come home. All of our first interactions have been tangled with cords and closely watched by wonderful nurses as we grew the confidence to care for our tiny... View Details
- 03 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Forget About Making College Affordable; Make it a Good Investment
The August 2016 cover of Consumer Reports featured a striking quote by a 32-year-old nurse with $152,000 in student loans: “I kind of ruined my life by going to college.” While obviously an extreme case, her plight offered merely the... View Details
- 23 May 2018
- News
Christopher B. Howard, MBA 2003
Howard met Barbara Noble, a nursing student. “I looked at her and thought, ‘I’m going to marry that woman,’” and two years later, he did. The pair launched a nonprofit to help South African students, and, after Howard worked for... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 10 Nov 2020
- News
Learning to Fight
to make informed decisions about treatment. To date, the Brain Tumor Network’s nurse navigators and social workers have helped more than 1,200 people around the United States. Sontag’s people-first ethos also guides the selection of the... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 28 May 2019
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for June 2019
dares to trust—a young British nurse with a troubled past. When she proves to be an exceptional student of his laws of influence, he urges her to help him complete his mission: Hitler has an atom bomb, and his scientists must be persuaded... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Technological Disruption Changes Everything
education programs or, as we like to call it, Harvard Business School. In health care, Christensen set the scene by outlining the four layers of health care professionals: The specialist and sub-specialist physicians top the pecking order, followed by family/personal... View Details
- 04 Dec 2020
- News
Hour by Hour
When Morris was in high school, his mother was given an ultimatum: Switch your nursing shift from afternoons to mornings or find a new job. “She wanted to keep her job,” says Morris. “So I ended up taking my little brother to school every... View Details
- 04 Dec 2014
- News
Hacking Health Care
way: a project leader pinpoints problem areas and organizes a hackathon that is attended by an audience of 200 to 300 participants. Doctors and nurses on the front line engage with software developers who are eager to break through the... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
The Class of 1975 in Review
not surprising to see some of our classmates choose alternative career paths. We are rightfully proud of classmates such as Pastor Jon Weaver, nurse Carol Martin, award-winning songwriter Eric Vogt, and Reva Seybolt, a "hands-on healer"... View Details
Keywords: J. Hans Stumm
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
The Doctor Is In
"and it wasn't clear that I would survive. From that point on, I always talked about being a doctor. I remember being mesmerized by the technology around me and by the kind and helpful nurses and doctors at Boston Children's Hospital.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
RX for Change
experience. Some are doctors or nurses who head departments or units within hospitals. Others are full-time administrators like Emory’s Peterson. Navigating the intricacies of modern medicine requires teamwork, yet there’s a good chance... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Additional alumni books for your consideration.
grind of nursing after you return to work,” and “You are not your husband’s mother!” Fair Pay, Fair Play: Aligning Executive Performance and Pay by Robin A. Ferracone (MBA ’80) (Jossey-Bass) Using her database of executive pay across... View Details
- 05 Mar 2014
- What Do You Think?
When Will the Next Dot.com Bubble Burst?
fashion, our management nursed the money through the worst of the downturn. The story doesn't end there. On our way out we were introduced to the management and directors of the startup that had the room reserved after us, kozmo.com.... View Details
- 01 Jun 2002
- News
Alfred L. Cheauré - A Dog's Life
were the earliest domesticated animals, and they really do become part of the family. They have total devotion, ask for nothing, and give so much. Being around a dog is an absolutely wonderful experience. You can see the emotion in people's eyes when you take a dog... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 31 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 31, 2018
doctor, palliative care specialist, nurse coordinator, clinical pharmacy specialist, and behavioral and social service specialists. The team focuses on the highest-risk patients to see if the new, proactive care model can improve patient,... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Sep 2024
- News
The Exchange: Lessons from the Edge
a satellite capability to inform people. There’s no insurance market, so he has to figure out a rudimentary insurance system. There’s no physical transport, so he has to physically bring the patients there. There’s no technical help, so he has to build View Details
- 12 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
The Unexpected Link Between Cadavers and Careers
nonprofit entrepreneurial ventures have begun to address the need for cadavers. Generally, recruiters for these ventures target those for whom death is likely to be top of mind. "They'll set up a stand at a retirees' convention, go to View Details
- 04 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Attention Medical Shoppers: What Health Care Can Learn from Walmart and Amazon
Medicare recipients who are admitted to a hospital end up back at the hospital in less than a month. Studies have shown that the frequency of those repeat stays could be reduced drastically if a doctor or nurse followed up with patients a... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
A. Malachi Mixon, III, MBA 1968
development cycle used to be 24 months; it's now 12." Complementing this, he adds, is a knowledgeable sales force that fosters relationships with home-care providers, nursing homes, and medical equipment retailers; a wide assortment of... View Details