Physicians need to understand their roles and limitations of their own faith in providing end-of-life care.

A public health expert believes that faith and health are inseparable because both deal with the lifespan developmental processes that reflect physical, mental, social, and, spiritual, determinants and outcomes.

Research studies on the influence of spirituality on health are still immature but have still made strides in advancing physicians' understanding of the issues.

Medical students who master the techniques for giving effective peer feedback in medical school can help physicians learn from one another and improve patient safety.

Organized medicine has an obligation to monitor expert testimony given by physicians.

Medical students need an infrastructure and culture that support self-regulation so they can personally and professionally enforce the professional values shared by the medical community.

New guidelines and the continuous modification of current policies will be needed in order to establish and maintain an appropriate professional relationship between physicians and pharmaceutical companies.

Physicians need to be aware of the cautions required with use of low molecular weight heparin and unfractionated heparin and perform a risk-benefit analysis before prescribing them to patients.

Medical students must accept responsibility for upholding their own individual code of professionalism based on universal standards of ethical behavior.

A residency program risks losing its accreditation status for violations to resident work hour regulations when the new policies are not clearly communicated to attending staff by department authority figures.