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Moving Us Closer To Osler
A Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence Initiative

If you could direct tax dollars to an innovation that would improve healthcare, what would you suggest?

Takeaway

“Funding for adequate staffing. It would help patients, help clinicians, and provide a dignified wage for people who work so very hard by our sides.”Dr. Eric Last, Wantagh, New York

Passion in the Medical Profession | April 14, 2022 | <1 min read

Highlights

Dr. Eric Last, Wantagh, New York

Funding for adequate staffing. It would help patients, help clinicians, and provide a dignified wage for people who work so very hard by our sides.

Dr. Colleen Christmas, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Toss up between affordable housing, support for caregivers, and universal healthcare coverage.

What do you think?

Do you want to add to the conversation? Please share!

Dr. Jeff Millstein, Penn Medicine

Definitely caregiver support!

Crystal Favorito, pre-med, Johns Hopkins Medicine

I would make organ donation an opt-out policy rather than opt-in. This wouldn’t cost much!

Jocelyn Lee, MPH student, Toronto

New testing and diagnostic tools for early disease detection that are accessible, less invasive, precise, fast, and inexpensive. This seems like a promising way to improve patient prognoses while reducing overall healthcare costs down the line.

 

 

 

Dr. Scott Wright, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Support for companionship programs (regular visits from humans or pets) for people feeling alone and isolated.