Medical students' activism in various public health programs has brought benefits to patients and the medical profession.

Physician work stoppages in response to rising malpractice insurance rates are designed with the hope of raising public awareness about this problem.

Physicians need to exhaust every possible alternative to bring about political changes before resorting to breaking the law as an act of civil disobedience.

Medical students should not fear retribution for speaking up when a senior staff member is behaving in a manner that threatens a professional workplace environment.

Medical students must receive comprehensive training in clinical skills before being asked to perform invasive procedures without supervision.

The use of simulated patients in medical education helps students to develop communication skills needed to interact with patients when difficult circumstances arise.

The theme editors introduce an issue focusing on how professional development can be incorporated into medical education.

Medical students who are aware of information regarding a patient's prognosis are not at liberty to share the information with the patient, even if asked directly.

A physician argues that the question is not whether we can teach professionalism but rather whether we will teach professionalism, given all of modern medicine's economic and other constraints.

Medical students must receive comprehensive training in clinical skills before being asked to perform invasive procedures without supervision.