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Aman @GlobalHealthIdeas
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Aman commented on the article |This list is really handy. I also found two other lists that might
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Inspiring Heroes/Social Entrepreneurs
http://www.pluggd.in/social-entrepreneurship-muhammad-younus-ashoka-bill-drayton-297/
The 15 Best Entrepreneurship Videos from the Stanford Business School E-Corner
http://compassioninpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/top-stanford-e-corner-entrepreneurship-vidoes/ -
Aman commented on the article |I heard a high level Kaiser medical director say 2 weeks ago that in the US in 10 years 80% of what a PCP (primary care physician) does can be done by a CHW with the aid of an intelligent device that has diagnostic capabilities. In 2000 an article was published in JAMA pitting nurse practitioners against MDs, after 6 months there was not much difference:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4182/is_20000105/ai_n10134918/
(btw - thanks for the shout out in your earlier post!)
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Aman commented on the article |Great list, thanks for putting it together. Another one I have found useful is that being a student places you in a unique position to ask just about anyone almost anywhere for a meeting (informational interview, advice, etc.). Most people are more than willing to meet with students and to do what they can to help them - the student halo gives you access that is not always there for non-students, take advantage of this!
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Aman commented on the article |It is great to see a post like this, kudos to you for re-visiting earlier discussions so that we can all learn. Second, the HuffPost has a piece on this and it might be a good place to start a broader discussion:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-beckmann/the-presidents-2010-budge_b_202411.html
More importantly there is going to be an *interactive live webcast* on the global health budget on Thursday hosted by KFF (we have a post with details on our new site - http://globalhealthideas.org/) -
Aman commented on the article |One of the other things to consider is thinking about what the world will look like in 10 - 20 years from now and what types of job skills will be needed then. Additionally it's worth considering some of the areas Michael touched on and what kinds of jobs in the private sector would provide experience in these areas. There is a wide range of non-traditional (to health) disciplines that are impacting global health (engineering, computer science, etc.) in such a major way that diversity of experience outside of the traditional public/global health realms is worth looking into.
Additionaly, while the vast majority of people in this area do not seem to discuss this, I believe it is wise to ask honest questions about what a graduate education will get you, what the return on your investment will be, how you can fund yourself, and what the job market looks like (which is why posts like this are helpful!). -
Aman commented on the article |The Girls Scouts raises the question of organizational location and social entrepreneurship. Many of the social entrepreneurs I have seen covered have innovated outside of some system or traditional organization. But how does one innovate inside a long standing/established organization (e.g the Girl Scouts or the government) with an encylopedia of rules and sometimes well developed hierarchy? Being an entrepreneur there will require a different approach and mindest.
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Aman commented on the article |
In case you missed it, there was more mainstream coverage of SE in the NY Times - A Social Solution, Without Going the Nonprofit Route:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/business/smallbusiness/05sbiz.html?ref=business -
Aman commented on the article |The Foundation Center has just released a report on giving by the top 100 foundations (and beyond) in hte US. The analysis is worth checking out: http://foundationcenter.org/focus/economy/
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