‘How will i know when i’m ready?’ re-imagining FE/HE ‘transitions’ as collaborative identity work

How to know when physicians are ready for genomic medicine.

Despite perceptions to the contrary, physicians are as prepared for genomic medicine as they are for other medical innovations; educational initiatives and support from genetics specialists can enhance clinical practice.

Comparable worth: how do we know it will work?

The title of this article poses a question to which there is a very short answer. We don't . We are completely unable to predict the outcomes of an effective comparable worth policy, whether mandated by law or adopted by private decisionmakers . Our ignorance stems from the lack of data with which to build a viable economic model . The issue is, of course, too new for historical evidence or eve...

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Identity as Narrative: Prevalence, Effectiveness, and Consequences of Narrative Identity Work in Macro Work Role Transitions

Self-narratives—stories that make a point about the narrator—help people revise and reconstruct identities during work role transitions. We propose a process model in which people draw on narrative repertoires to engage in narrative identity work in role-related interactions. Using feedback from their interactions, they revise both the stories and repertoires. Successful completion of the trans...

How will outcomes management work?

A consortium of employers and managed health care organizations has come together to test the feasibility and usefulness of an outcomes management system, a new strategy for providing information on what types of medical care are effective, for whom, and under what circumstances. Systematic measurement of health outcomes can provide the information that patients, providers, and insurers/employe...