Tuition Assistance for the Jewish Day School

While the Age of Prophecy is long over, I think that we can dare to make some general forecasts about the future development of the Conservative supplemental school based upon current trends.     

Hospital Implementation of Patient-Centered Communication with Aging Minority Populations

The composition and needs of culturally diverse older populations should encourage hospitals to address the conflicting demands for access and delivery of ethnically sensitive services. Health communication that is patient-centered and provides culturally and linguistically appropriate care has the potential to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. In order for ethnogerontological patient care to be translated into the adoption of treatment plans and services that meet culturally unique needs, hospitals need to develop, implement, and promote a written strategic plan that outlines goals, policies, and operational plans. This proposal becomes part of the hospital's mission for providing high-quality care that is reflected in training for knowledge, skill, and attitude change to meet these goals.     

Comparative Effectiveness or Evidence-Based Medical Practice: “A Rose by Any Other Name…”

The goal of education and research in all disciplines is to develop critical thinking skills as a method for improving clinical decisionmaking. The emphasis on critical thinking is nothing new and can be traced back to ancient times when Socrates challenged his students to think about their knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors by interrogating them. It is widely known that Socrates would press his students until they could provide reasons and evidence to support their arguments and would dismiss those beliefs and decisions that could not be supported with evidence. Today, scientific critical analysis in medicine is termed evidence-based medical practice (EBMP), or comparative effective research.