A strong line of communication between patient and physician is especially important when the patient refuses treatment or diagnostic tool.

Patients need to be aware that they are fully responsible for disclosing a complete medical history, and physicians may not be liable for damages if they do not comply.

A patient and physician must have a strong line of communication when dealing with pain that has no clear causes.

The managing editor introduces an issue focusing on medical residents and their different roles as students, teachers of other students, clinicians, and employees.

Methods for diagnosing alcohol abuse among medical residents and treating alcohol withdrawal syndrome.

Attending physicians have a responsibility to instill and sustain the morale in their students.

Although there are various rules to the National Residency Match Program, many programs try to avoid the rules and fill residency positions through other avenues.

Physicians and physicians-in-training have a responsibility to speak up if they feel a medical colleague's impairment puts patients at risk.

Two physicians offer commentary on the ethical issues that arise from medical students performing an invasive procedure on the newly dead as part of their medical training.

The law makes a distinction between a medical resident acting as a student and a resident acting as a physician in medical malpractice cases.