Through the glass ceiling: is mentoring the way forward?

Climbing through medicine's glass ceiling.

1887 quality of care but do not substantially reduce costs among a broad array of patients.3-5 As more empirical evidence comes in, it may become easier to identify specific ways to reduce costs; for now, the possibility and scope of the savings remain unclear. One approach that might improve the cost-effectiveness of disease-management and care-coordination strategies involves more accurately ...

The way forward to sustaining coastal fisheries through implementing the aquasilviculture program

Declining fish catch, conversion of mangroves into fish ponds and overexploitation of coastal resources were rampant among the coastal areas of Philippines. Hence, the national government initiated the implementation of Philippine National Aquasilviculture Program aimed to achieve food security, promote sustainable development of fisheries resources, and reduce poverty incidence among fisherfol...

The Way Forward Is the Way Back

“T viewer should see the object as I saw it, but with a lot of room for his own interpretation....The painting is like a very clear mirror which is barely visible but unmistakably there,” reflects Spanish painter Antonio López García (b. 1936) (1). “I am nostalgic for an art of our times in which a greater number of people can participate” (1). Part of a contemporary movement rooted in the trad...

Breaking Through the "Glass Ceiling" of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery.

inimally invasive spine (MIS) surgery has rapidly M evolved over the past decade and is increasingly being applied in the treatment of complex spinal pathologies. This journal last published a focus issue on MIS surgery in late 2010 and, in that issue, set forth the following, ‘‘We propose a definition [of MIS surgery] based on identifying the common goals and principles of MIS surgery—‘An MIS ...

Is the Glass Ceiling Still Relevant in the 21st Century?