How Do We Thank Thee? From Inquisit

How do we thank thee? Let me count the ways.

We thank thee now and over all the days
We thank thee for your participation and support
Our programs have reach, to you we transport 
For the ends to CE and ideal contact hours earned,

And for all we teach and all we learned
We thank thee to the level of being your private tutor 
Most convenient need, by phone and by computer.
We thank thee freely, as we strive for quality.
We thank thee purely, as we deliver to our best ability.
We thank thee with the passion we put to use
In our drive to bring you the education we have introduced
We thank thee with a gratitude we want you to know
With our pledge to bring you more, we thank thee wrapped up with a bow
Our efforts are brought to your with smiles – all sincere
We shall but thank thee each and every year.

Healthcare Education: Live Long and Prosper

Yes, I am a Star Trek fan. One of my favorite presentation topics is to outline the difference in the leadership styles of Kirk and Packard. Fascinating! 

But it is Mr. Spock who is my most beloved Star Trek character. He embraces his uniqueness and the constant changes of his environment with calm action and logical thought processes.  Oh how I envy that:  Reaction void of emotion – now that is a skill worth learning.

“Change is the essential process of all existence.”
       --SPOCK

In healthcare, change is not only a given --- it is a constant. As a healthcare education provider, Inquisit strives to keep up with the changes so we can assist you in navigating the vast galaxy of healthcare regulations and reform now in 2013 and in the future.

Change in healthcare today is like seeking out new life forms.  Star Trek has explored an ever-expanding definition of "life." Today, healthcare will explore the ever-expanding definition of caring for life… or health. Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, had a vision for the future of peace, tolerance and wellbeing for all.  Does Obamacare have the same vision?


Some people are turned off by Spock's robotic indifference but I AM inspired by his reliance on reason. Always peddling the use of logic, he is truly the brains of the Enterprise. His example has influenced my personal valuation of critical thinking. Critical thinking is a tool that I use to reach conclusions based on a reasoned process. This process incorporates passion and creativity but guides it with discipline, practicality and common sense.  Critical thinking is knowing your point of view and your reasons for supporting this point of view. It is asking why do you think that and are there different perspectives on the issue?  As we go where no one has gone before in the world of healthcare, do we have the facts needed to cement our own point of view?  Is the one word that anchors our point of view confidence or consequences? 

“Insufficient facts always invite danger.”
       -SPOCK

“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one” is the philosophy that sums up Spock’s experience.  There are usually so many problems that you could solve but the key is solving the problems that yield the most value to the most people. Anyone thinking healthcare?

“Fascinating!”
       -- SPOCK (Right eye-brow raised!) 

 

Wherever healthcare takes us in 2014, rational critical thinking processes by humans (and some people who act like aliens) is clearly needed. Open mindedness, healthy debate and remembering that the team on deck is more important than any single crew member, will help us find our way out of the black hole and back to earth.

As for me – one to beam up, Scotty!