The trend toward casual address and dress in the medical profession could reinforce the power differential that already exists between patient and physician and adversely affect the patient-physician relationship.

The journal editor acknowledges the many skills that mothers have as caregivers and healers that are parallel to those needed to be a competent and compassionate physician.

An ethical case describes the use of a pharmacy's database to market directly to their patients without either patient consent or disclosure of the marketing intent of the materials they received.

An ethical case explores whether an attending physician should allow a medical student to place a central line on a Medicaid patient even though the student has failed the procedure two previous times.

The AMA recently presented Pride in the Profession Awards.

The journal editor believes that the medical profession must reaffirm its historical commitment to uphold ideals of integrity, objectivity, and compassion for the well being of humanity.

A medical student doing research in Pakistan relates her belief that it is the mission of medicine to preserve dignity in every human being.

An ethical case explores whether an attending physician should allow a medical student to place a central line on a Medicaid patient even though the student has failed the procedure two previous times.

The author supports the ritual of the white coat ceremony for first-year medical students as an initiation into the medical profession.

An ethical case explores whether an attending physician should allow a medical student to place a central line on a Medicaid patient even though the student has failed the procedure two previous times.