"This journal was once a gift to our young sons. It is now a gift to anyone who cares to read it."    When Major Mark Hertling deployed to Iraq in 1990 as the operations officer of an armored cavalry squadron, his unit was told 50 percent of them would likely sustain casualties. To him, that meant he might not return home and may perhaps never see his family again. To prepare for that potential outcome, he began keeping a journal, hoping that one day, if he didn't return, his stories and w...

Can a general teach America’s doctors to be better leaders?Hospitals, clinics, and healthcare organizations across the nation are wondering, “Can we transform healthcare by improving physician leadership? And if so, how?” Healthcare today faces both daunting challenges and exciting new possibilities. Physicians hold the key to improving healthcare, but while they enjoy exceptional training in the science of medicine, the vast majority of doctors have received little training in eve...

You trained for years to become a clinician. You learned to diagnose and treat patients, to perform under pressure, and to make decisions when the margin for error was zero. Nobody taught you how to lead people.The assumption - unstated but pervasive - is that physicians already know how to lead. They can hold authority without losing trust, navigate a team fracturing under chronic stress, and stay grounded in their values when it matters most. For most of us, leading did not come ...

Science museums are in the business of making science accessible to the public-a public constantly bombarded with new information and research results. How the public understands this information will affect what they expect and take away from a museum's exhibits and programs. Creating Connections looks at the public understanding of research (PUR) and how it affects what science museums do. What are the opportunities and critical issues in PUR? What strategies are working and what are som...