The doctor defined: The paperwork behind patient safety
The dual processes of credentialing and privileging physicians have been established to protect patients from unqualified health care providers, with the broad objective of reducing medical error and achieving the highest possible standards of health care quality. This is a laudable goal, and certainly in line with the Hippocratic Oath, which describes, in part, a “covenant” between the doctor and patient that the physician will not do injustice to the patient. Here HMI World takes a look at these important processes and explains not only how they are carried out, but what obstacles might prevent health care providers from putting them in place.

What do you think?
HMI World invites reader responses.

US-EU-MEE program gives three students a new perspective on health care
Unique multinational medical student exchange program promotes comparative analysis of health care delivery systems in Europe and the United States.

Acibadem emphasizes training through broad-based education initiative

HMI, Wockhardt recognize achievements of leaders in Indian medical community

HMI and University of Nice partner to promote the art of medical education

Around HMI: Executive education, medical school assessment, and continuing medical education

Harvard Macy Institute symposium sparks discussion of global standards in medical education

Alumni of the Institute marked its tenth anniversary with a series of activities aimed at contributing to a deeper understanding of the emerging standards in education and the challenges facing educators in the global community.

Upcoming courses
and events
Program for Educators in the Health Professions
January 8-18 and May 21-26, 2006
Deadline to apply: September 13, 2005

Program for Leaders in Healthcare Education
June 11-16, 2006
Deadline to apply: January 21, 2006

Asthma: Grown-ups have it too
Harvard Health Letter

New diet guidelines: A few steps forward, a few back
Harvard Heart Letter

The nocebo response
Harvard Mental Health Letter

Sounds like a good hair day: Cilia in c-major
Harvard Magazine

Study identifies mechanism of resistance to targeted therapy in lung cancer patients
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber discover cause of several incurable bone marrow malignancies
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

High Cholesterol Levels Accelerate Growth of Prostate Cancer
Children’s Hospital