Women do not have an exclusive claim to traits that make for effective leadership in the contemporary context.

Distinctions in garb worn by health care professionals have their drawbacks, to the degree that reinforcing the differences between team members can reinforce rigid role divisions and hierarchical inequities that undermine teamwork.

In the interview, Dr. Klasko discusses why team-based care is a key component in the future of health care and why medical students and residents should be taught in medical school how to practice as team members with their medical colleagues and staff.

Health coaching performed by members of the health care team can increase the chances that the four principles are upheld during every patient visit.

Many innovations to improve transitions of care across settings are being implemented at national, regional, and local levels, and many questions remain about which promote affordable, high-quality, patient-centered care.

To succeed in accountable care organizations, physicians will need to learn to emphasize collaboration rather than authority, keep costs in mind, and encourage patients to plan in advance for palliative care and death.

Given the limited opportunities for experience in most pediatrics training programs, computer-based learning and simulation should be used to teach procedures before real patient encounters.

Poor communication during hand-offs, hierarchical organizations that prevent frontline caregivers from voicing concerns, lack of patient education, and reluctance to take responsibility for errors can all have dangerous consequences for patients.

The author provides an introduction to the work of ocularists, eye professionals whose work is to restore the appearance of a removed eye with custom-molded and painted prosthetics.

When responding to an overseas disaster, it is imperative that physicians and organizations match services and donations to the specific needs of the situation, avoid the duplication of efforts, behave with humility toward the host country, and approach all efforts collaboratively.