When Local Care Can’t Do It All
When you’re ill, it’s a struggle just to change out of your pajamas or heat up a cup of tea. Going into work is out… Read More »When Local Care Can’t Do It All
What’s Behind the Pursuit for Excellence?
By Dr. Nelson Novarro At the most recent Johns Hopkins Medicine International Partners Forum, I had the pleasure of presenting Pacífica Salud Hospital Punta Pacífica’s… Read More »What’s Behind the Pursuit for Excellence?
The Business Case for Clinical Excellence
In the complex and continually changing environment of health care, some institutions—including Johns Hopkins—are differentiating themselves by establishing niche programs that deliver world-class care on… Read More »The Business Case for Clinical Excellence
#Winning With Equality
Women make up 79 percent of the health care workforce, but there are striking disparities at the management level. Women hold only 26 percent of… Read More »#Winning With Equality
Pushy vs. Assertive: Why These Words Matter
Prior to becoming president of Johns Hopkins Medicine International, I worked for 15 years in human resources, where I became highly attuned to biases in… Read More »Pushy vs. Assertive: Why These Words Matter
An Unlikely Journey
This year’s list of the Fortune 500 leaders includes the highest number of women ever … and that number is 24. Globally, only 5 percent… Read More »An Unlikely Journey
Putting Women’s Health First
Flight attendants remind us to put on our own oxygen mask before helping others with theirs. This makes sense. But as I flew back from… Read More »Putting Women’s Health First
Unraveling Irrationality in Heath Care
Reasoning defines human intelligence, yet we all too often make choices that utterly defy logic. We’re impatient or irrational—or both—even when it comes to ensuring… Read More »Unraveling Irrationality in Heath Care
Deadly Resistance
Dr. Sara Cosgrove The Scottish physician Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928. Since then, antibiotics have transformed modern medicine and saved millions of lives by… Read More »Deadly Resistance
You’ve Got Our Ear
For the past six months, we’ve used this space to share ideas about international collaborative health. Our half-year anniversary is a good time to check… Read More »You’ve Got Our Ear