There was a recent article in the NYTimes about the work done (or not done) by an ER doctor and the ER in general. The author cites a study undertaken at Yale’s ER that enabled the doctors and staff to do home visits to prevent repeat ER visits. The point was this expanded role actually saved time and money and enabled improved patient care. Motto was no longer “up (into hospital bed) or out (leaving ER). There was connection and intervention. And it improved revisits by 50%. In my new book, Trauma Does Not Stop at the School Door, I make a similar argument about educators. We need to expand our role; we can’t be content to be deliverers of content in a classroom. I get that this will bother some, especially university professors. But ask: Isn’t the goal of educators to enable student success? Isn’t the role of ER personnel to enable patient health? Times have changed. #educationreform means that the scope of roles and thinking about our roles narrowly may not serve those we serve. Ponder that as we approach 2020. Book will be released by TC Press in June 2020. …see more