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...teaching hospitals carry risks of their own. The sickest patients often have compromised immune systems and may need to be treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics--which increases the chance that antibiotic-resistant strains of staph and other bacteria will make the rounds of the intensive-care unit. As a rule, doctors decide where to go based on how sick they are. For fairly routine care--a hip replacement, a hernia operation--they will often opt for the convenience and comfort of a community hospital. But if there is any mystery about the symptoms, the rule is Get Thee...
There is, however, at least one exception to the rule...
...that there is something of a sweet spot on the age-education-experience continuum. They seek out clinicians who are no more than 10 years out of residency, old enough to have some mileage, young enough to be up to speed. There is actually some hard data for this rule. A review published last year in the Annals of Internal Medicine examined the connection between a doctor's years in practice and the quality of care he or she provided. To the surprise of everyone--including the review's author, Harvard Medical School's Dr. Niteesh Choudhry--more than half...
...James F. Rothenberg, the University treasurer, said in an interview with The Crimson in January 2005 that he would not rule out a move to external management...
...between songs gave him a chance to amuse the audience with his stand-up. He advised fellow students looking for summer jobs to avoid using “sexyassholebitch@yahoo.com” as their reference email address.His show, which immediately followed Winthrop Stein Club, wisely followed the cardinal rule of comedy: always provide alcohol to the audience.An estimated 100 people turned out to support Ingber, who is happy with the turnout.“Many of them were my friends who I personally invited, but a substantial chunk of the audience were people who heard about a comedy show...