The Future Already Happened
A colleague of mine recently lamented that, despite all the hype, “technology in the classroom” is hardly a new concept. In the 1980s, when the first PCs were …
It’s About People We Will Never Meet
Finding meaningful answers to global health questions is hard, because, well, they are global. World leaders will convene next week to consider the massive and…
Is Not Doing Bad Doing Good Enough?
It’s a great time to be in India. Sure, it’s monsoon season, and heavy rains mean higher risk of malaria and bacterial illness, loads of traffic, and an inabil…
Cultural Competence in Evaluation
Recently, I had a fortuitous discussion with a dean from a reputable medical school in the east coast who asserted that culture accounted for “almost nothing” …
