Vasculitides
Chapter 20 Vasculitides Thomas A. Brown, MD, Sonali J. Shah Insider’s Guide to Vasculitides for the USMLE Step 1 Vasculitides on Step 1 are very straightforward if you know the…
Viral, Parasitic, and Fungal Diseases
Chapter 22 Viral, Parasitic, and Fungal Diseases Thomas A. Brown, MD, Sonali J. Shah Insider’s Guide to Viral, Parasitic, and Fungal Diseases for the USMLE Step 1 Preparing for microbiology…
Ophthalmology
Chapter 18 Ophthalmology Edmund Tsui, Thomas A. Brown, MD, Sonali J. Shah Insider’s Guide to Ophthalmology for the USMLE Step 1 All in all, ophthalmology is a fairly low-yield subject…
Fostering Creativity in Healthcare Teams
Team versus Individual Creativity Team creativity is different than individual creativity. For example, a team of creative individuals may not be a creative team if individual creativity is stifled by…
Roles, Education, and Values of Healthcare Professionals
Values of Healthcare Professionals Healthcare delivery involves a diverse and amazing tapestry of highly specialized professions. This makes teamwork in healthcare delivery more challenging than in virtually any other sphere…
Effective Healthcare Teams
Clinical Teams The purpose of a clinical team is to deliver excellent health care to its patients, and so an effective clinical team is one that delivers high quality care….
Types of Healthcare Teams
True Teams The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for colorectal cancer beginning at age 50, using either colonoscopy or one of a few alternative methods. Sam Murphy turned…
Leading Healthcare Teams
What Do Effective Team Leaders Do? One simple but incorrect answer to this question is that effective team leaders make decisions and tell the other team members what to do….
