How to be a good employee

What type of workers does a boss really value? The answer will vary depending on the boss, industry and specific job each worker has.  Today we consider one unique group of workers: polar explorers.   These men generally value the following in their peers and subordinates: ‘After all is said and done,’ said Wilson one…

SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!

In honor of the Green Bay Packers Super Bowl victory, all health care related posts have been suspended for the day.  Instead you can learn about: The Packers fourth Super Bowl victory in franchise history. Aaron Rodgers being named the Super Bowl MVP. Injuries couldn’t derail the Pack. Charles Woodson’s impassioned halftime speech. The Green…

Global Health Corps

How can you help improve the quality of health care services for the poor around the world?  Are you interested in improving access to health care for those who currently do not have it?  Are you interested in working abroad?  If your answer to all these questions is yes, then the Global Health Corps could be an attractive…

In support of ligers

I was watching Nightline last night and there was a story on interesting animal hybrids.  These include Zedonks, Beefalos, Wholpins, and–as made famous in Napoleon Dynamite–ligers.  Besides the obvious appeal of creating something never seen before, is it worthwhile to create these hybrids? One “expert” said that creating these crossbreeds upset the natural order of…

Word of the day: Quango

Quango noun, acronym: Quango or qango is an acronym (variously spelt out as quasi non-governmental organisation, quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation, and quasi-autonomous national government organisation) used notably in the United Kingdom, Ireland and elsewhere to label an organisation to which government has devolved power. In the United Kingdom the official term is “non-departmental public body” or…

Bon Voyage

The Healthcare Economist will be taking a break from blogging.  I’ll be on vacation in Israel (Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv) and Egypt (Cairo) for two weeks.  Blogging will return in the new year. Here is some information on each country: Egypt Hello: as-salam alaykum Language: Arabic Population: 80.5 million GDP: $469 billion GDP per capita: $5,900.…