Your preceptor, excited to have a Baylor resident, tells you their hospital has had a high rate of Hospital Associated Infections, and needs a solution quick. He tells you he has heard of a robot designed to kill micro organisms and reduce HAI; the vendor is ready to give a discount price of $70K per robot to the hospital if the hospital acts now. Your preceptor asks for your Baylor expertise and recommendation. How would you go about determining whether or not this would be a 'good buy' for the hospital?

Tuesday Tidbits: Orals Board Process and Other Hints

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Good Evening Bears!

Welcome back to Tuesday Tidbits.  First off, some bullets on the process as provided by Dr. M:

• (Although subject to change) Boards will be held at the AMEDD C&S, top floor (in June, and oh yea, heat rises)
• 10 Questions: 1 per domain (7 domains), 2 standard questions, 1 wild card
• ~45 minutes of questions, then you will leave the room while the board deliberates for a couple of minutes, then you will be brought back in for your official verdict
• Set Up: Table, chair, pen, paper, pitcher of water, glass (translation: only bring yourself!)
• Your professionalism and demeanor are just as important as your knowledge
• Take notes as the questions start, give yourself a few seconds to think and organize your thoughts before you spout off an answer
• The shorter your answer, the more room for 'but what about.., and how does..' questions
• The more disciplines you can pull into your answer the more "in control" you are of the directional flow of questioning
• Estimate 4-5 min for answers, some members may cut you off at 5
• If you find yourself digging, STOP!
• If asked a question (read carefully) that references material we were not exposed to, do not be afraid to say ' that is outside of the scope of what we learned, what we were exposed to was...'  Do NOT confuse this with material you may not remember having been exposed to (faculty from the program will be on your board and are familiar with what you have and have not been exposed to)
• (In case of Emergency) - 'I don't know,' but use this with caution; you probably know something that helps to answer the question, or know where you can find information, again tread lightly with this tactic
• Acronyms: if you use it be ready to define it, same goes for any vague references contained in your answer
• Not everyone on your board will be military, keep this in mind in case you start speaking military 'alphabet soup'
• Do not, Do Not, DO NOT speak of or discuss the questions /the process when you leave the room
• As a courtesy, do not bother Ms. Pryor while you are waiting

 

Knowledge Check Tidbit: Remember this Oldie? (Hint: Know it Cold!)

 

 

 

Finally,

Curious about your speaking mannerisms? Pull out the camcorder and record yourself, or ask your peers.

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econ review question #2

explain the behavior of Bull-Dog’s management in terms of agency theory.

http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/08/bulldog-steel-partners-markets-equity-cx_jc_0808markets03.html

Does a toxic organization (as seen in either leadership, culture, workforce, or patients) threaten the healthcare system's ability to deliver quality healthcare? What tools are now in your kitbaag to change 'toxicity' in the organization?

Tuesday Tidbits

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Good Morning Bears!
It's time for Tuesday Tidbits, so you don't have this face during orals..

Don't forget to keep the blog going; the questions won't get any easier, but now's a great time to look up what you don't know and share your knowledge

(Tidbits taken from Dr. Mangelsdorff's networking class)

• Be prepared to talk your deliverables (Group and Individual , 20% weight or higher) in terms of the 7 Domains: Military Medical; Leadership and Organizational Management; Health / Law Policy; Health Resources Allocation; Ethics in Healthcare; Individual and Organizational Behavior; Performance Measures and Improvement
• When you talk your deliverables, be familiar with the specific research used for those deliverables
• Know the different levels of statistical measurement
• Come prepared with a SWOT on yourself
• Stay plugged in to current events

Do Ethics Determine Behavior?

Do you think that ethics govern behavior?

This was a Dr. Mangelsdorff question in Networking.  Maybe there is an obvious answer.  Perhaps the better question would be "Should ethics govern behavior?"  Or even, "Why is that ethics might not govern behavior?"

The Christa Santa Rosa Healthcare System is starting a 5/30 ER initiative: 5 min to see a nurse, 30 min to see a physician. What do you think about this, is this a feasible option for the MHS?

http://www.christussantarosa.org/alon

LEADERSHIP QUESTION:

We just may be asked about the TED talk with Stanley McChrystal (see below for refresher).

Why is this presentation important to you?

Why does it apply to your military career?

Stanley McChrystal on Leadership

econ review question 1

Is the demand for health care (own-price) inelastic?  if so, isn’t this a good argument for government regulation of prices?

here, I’ll help you get started:

It depends.

Now you keep going.

Is it ethical to pay mentally disabled workers less because of their handicap? Defend.

Industries such as the Goodwill employ staff who have various disabilities, either mental or physical.

These employees are sometimes paid a wage that is less than minimum wage. 

Opponents of this practice say that these workers are being exploited.  Others defend the practice saying that the real value afforded the worker is having the chance to work, something to give their life meaning and routine.  To make them feel of value.

Is it ethical to pay disabled workers less because of their handicap?

Defend your answer.

Q: Would you rather be the CEO of a for profit or not for profit hospital? Defend

Welcome to the Class of 2015's Oral Prep Blog!!

Greetings Bears!
Have you noticed lately that the professors are beginning to saturate their speak with that scary 'Orals' word?  So have we.  Enter the Orals Review Prep Blog!  The benefit to collaboration is it brings with it different perspectives.  This is a place that will regularly pose a question (one that has come up in class, one from a former exam, one from the review guide on the G drive, one from a text book objective, or one from someone's creative mind) and allow anyone who would like to contribute an answer to do so.  We all already have a lot to read this semester, so answers need not adhere to proper APA paragraph / sentence structure. Recommend answers take the form of key bullet points and some sort of backing (ex: bullet phrase(s)/ statement(s); the class that covered your response; and competencies that the answer touches on).

This blog will also be used to pass on tidbits of prep info as passed on by instructors in different classes.

We know several study groups will pop up in the coming weeks, if your group comes across a question / thought provoking discussion that (as we learned in ethics) is utilitarian in nature, please feel free to share it on here, so all can benefit.

Let's do this!!  Sic'em!

Disclaimer:  This blog is not intended as a stand alone study guide, and is student driven. It is meant to serve as an augmentation study tool.  As of now, there is no true means (time, personnel) to validate all responses that are posted.