What a show off!’ I smirked, as I watched the US presidential debate, ‘Just because he’s in power!’ Of the current president or the ex-VP? Nah, of the man who wagged his finger at both. The moderator, Chris Wallace, treated the potential leaders of the country like tantrum-throwing kindergartners, doling out their two minutes, snipping them off mid-sentence, rapping their knuckles for interrupting.
The ongoing pandemic has clearly shown that to drive patient outcomes, doctors require both clinical skills and managerial techniques. Traditionally, doctors are not trained to handle the various problems they face in practice, and this skill becomes even more necessary in the case of an emergency like COVID-19. What are some healthcare-related management tools that should become part of medical and nursing school curricula?
