Archive for September, 2011
A new hospital partner in the neighborhood
September 20, 2011 / UncategorizedI’m excited to see new changes in the USF Health neighborhood. The place formerly known as University Community Hospital became Florida Hospital Tampa today. It’s now part of the 22 hospital netwo
Making medical students happier
September 18, 2011 / UncategorizedI know people don’t exactly have a lot of sympathy for medical students these days. But even the most hard-hearted may feel a little concern after seeing these two stories in the news last week.
More on healthcare reform
September 17, 2011 / Comic stripsHealthcare reform has managed to confuse everybody.
Why we have to think big
September 17, 2011 / UncategorizedI challenge our students to dream big – to envision a new future for healthcare. We have to look for transformational change, not just tweaking the vast, confusing maze that we have now – which
Impossible is Nothing
September 16, 2011 / UncategorizedTraditional medical school deans quote Aristotle or Einstein. But I’m not very traditional – and I think our times call for breaking tradition. That’s why I’m quoting a sneaker ad campa
Funny healthcare reform
September 13, 2011 / UncategorizedThis is why doctors need to lead the revolution to change the future of healthcare.
Future health-care leaders
September 13, 2011 / Uncategorized"Choosing these future health-care leaders is a great responsibility. We want to make sure that we have a futuristic curriculum that emphasizes leadership education, values and ethics, and health syst
SELECT Student: Alexandra Printz
September 13, 2011 / SELECTSELECT Student: Alexandra Printz (video interview) Alexandra Printz is one of the first 19 students accepted into the SELECT program — a new medical education program jointly created by USF Coll
Are physician leaders born or made?
September 13, 2011 / UncategorizedHere’s an interesting debate on the 33 Charts blog about our new SELECT MD program, which aims to train the next generation of physician leaders. Our first class of SELECT students just arrived o
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How did doctors start to look like TV's self-absorbed Dr. House instead of the revered Dr. Marcus Welby? Steve Klasko, MD, MBA, dean of the coolest med school around, looks at how medicine needs to change the future.