The health care leader as humanist.

This paper discusses the nature of humanism in healthcare management and leadership. Humanism in healthcare management should entail serving 1) patients and their families, 2) organizational members, and 3) the community. The article describes how humanism is largely absent from healthcare organizations as a critical and important value.

An assessment of promotion and tenure requirements at dental schools.

Tenure and promotion are integral parts of the academic environment; however, in this era of growing shortages of faculty, as the baby boomers retire and the majority of dentists choose private practice, recruitment and retention may be affected by the way institutions handle promotion and tenure. A national survey of U.S.

Establishing values-based leadership and value systems in healthcare organizations.

The importance of values in organizations is often discussed in management literature. Possessing strong or inspiring values is increasingly considered to be a key quality of successful leaders. Another common theme is that organizational values contribute to the culture and ultimate success of organizations.

Burnout and psychological stress among deans of colleges of medicine: a national study.

Psychological burnout may inhibit the ability of deans of colleges of medicine to effectively lead their organizations during periods of rapid change. The objective of this study was measure the prevalence and intensity of the psychological components of burnout and their correlates among deans of U.S.

What to wear today? Effect of doctor's attire on the trust and confidence of patients.

Purpose: There are very few studies about the impact of physicians' attire on patients' confidence and trust. The objective of this study was to determine whether the way a doctor dresses is an important factor in the degree of trust and confidence among respondents.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study using survey methodology was conducted of patients and visitors in the waiting room of an internal medicine outpatient clinic.

Qualitative evaluation of South Carolina's Postpartum/Infant Home Visit program.

Many states have introduced home visitation programs to improve the health of mothers and newborn infants. In South Carolina, the Postpartum/Infant Home Visit (P/IHV) program seeks to provide all Medicaid-eligible mothers and infants with at least one home visit by a nurse or other qualified health professional. In the summer 2002, the authors conducted a cost-benefit analysis of the P/IHV program using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

A national study of job satisfaction and burnout among perfusionists.

A national qualitative survey of perfusionists to assess their level of job stress, career satisfaction, and burnout in various organizational settings was performed. The hypothesis for this study is incorporated into the following research questions. First, is there an association between job satisfaction and burnout among perfusionists? Second, is there an association between level of burnout and intention to leave their job or profession among perfusionists? Third, is there a difference in job satisfaction and burnout across different organizational affiliations of perfusionists? Invitations to participate in the survey were sent by electronic mail to the 1478 AmSECT members with an e-mail address.