Pediatric Program Directors Should Have an Active Presence on Twitter

Pediatric emergency medicine fellowship training: a survey of program directors.

Why Should We Have a Periodic Safety and Performance Program for Medical Devices

Nowadays, more than 10,000 different types of medical devices can be found in hospitals.These devices used in medical centers and hospitals for monitoring and treatment of patients require periodic safety and performance checking in order to have confidence in their functioning and operation. Physicians need better accurate medical measurements in order to better diagnose diseases, monitor pati...

Shareholders Should Welcome Employees as Directors

The most influential theory of corporate governance, principal agency theory, does not take into consideration that the key task of modern corporations is to generate and transfer firm-specific knowledge. It proposes that, in order to overcome the widespread corporate scandals, the interests of top management and directors should be increasingly aligned to shareholder interests by making the bo...

Shareholders Should Welcome Knowledge Workers as Directors

The most influential approach of corporate governance, the view of shareholders’ supremacy does not take into consideration that the key task of modern corporations is to generate and transfer firm-specific knowledge. It proposes that, in order to overcome the widespread corporate scandals, the interests of top management and directors should be increasingly aligned to shareholder’ interests by...

What keeps some program directors in their, positions so long? An examination of job longevity among anesthesia program directors.

The turnover rate of nurse anesthesia faculty has been monitored by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs for a number of years. In 2005, the turnover rate remained high, at 22%, indicating a problem with faculty retention. This article reports the results of a study in which 25 long-time nurse anesthesia program directors were interviewed to gain insights into f...