Changes in society have led to an evolving role for physicians over the last thirty years.

Conflicts of interest can be managed if physicians use described techniques to place patient interests above their own.

Conflicts of interest can be managed if physicians use described techniques to place patient interests above their own.

To be a useful tool for assessing quality of physician care, pay-for-performance must be designed to include process measures and to not penalize physicians for treating patients with difficult-to-manage conditions.

Physicians can maintain a balance between professional and personal obligations by having a well-organized practice and honest communication with patients.

Analysis of a journal article that compares physician self-assessment with external measures of physician competence.

Evidence-based medicine can help guide a physician in the clinical encounter but should not replace physician judgment or experience.

Description of the signs and symptoms of viral meningitis and how to treat it.

The state medical board has limited ability to regulate rude and insensitive physician speech.

A proposal for non-disciplinary physician accountability by means of electronic medical record audits.