PURPOSE Demand for oncologists will increase dramatically over the next 15 years. Physician assistants (PAs) and Nurse practitioners (NPs) have been identified as one solution to meet the projected shortages in oncology. It has previously been reported that 56% of oncologists work with PAs and NPs, more than two thirds of whom believe it benefits their practice with some noted productivity adva...

OBJECTIVES There is wide variability in the discussion of code status by residents among hospitalized patients. The primary objective of this study was to determine the effect of a scripted code status explanation on patient understanding of choices pertaining to code status and end-of-life care. METHODS This was a single center, randomized trial in a teaching hospital. Patients were randomiz...

Entrepreneurship education has been broadened to include a wide variety of disciplines and areas of study beyond the management fields. However, little attention has been given to the diverse motives and practices of the faculty who participate in multidisciplinary models of entrepreneurship education. This research explores the factors driving a diverse group of faculty to participate in an in...

This paper extends the (Lucas, Bell J Econ 9:508–523,1978) model of occupational choices by individuals with different skills, beyond the simple options of self-employment or wage-employment, by including a second choice for the selfemployed. That is, an option to hire employees and so become self-employed with employees (SEWEs), or to be self-employed without employees (SEWNEs).We solve for th...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the understanding and presence of sustainability within entrepreneurship education. The extant literature on sustainability within the entrepreneurship discipline remains extremely limited. Previously, sustainability within an entrepreneurship context has related to economic viability as opposed to sustainability in its broadest sense. This stu...

there has been relatively little empirical analysis of the role played by cultural-social-economic policies to promote entrepreneurship. governments, for instance, conduct different entrepreneurship promotion policies. financial assistance and easing of bureaucratic rules are provided to improve the entrepreneurship process in a country. entrepreneurs benefit from education and skills, which ar...

.................................................................................................................. 4 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 4 Understanding the Role of Youth in the Labor Markets Across Different Regions of the World ...................................................................