An ethical case explores whether a physician has an ethical or legal duty to disclose financial incentives provided through a patient's health plan.

An ethical case explores what a physician should do when a patient's health insurance will not cover a screening test for cancer despite the fact that a family history puts the patient at increased risk of developing the disease.

An ethical case explores whether it is ethically appropriate for physicians to treat their immediate family members.

An ethical case explores whether it is appropriate for a third-year medical student to date the mother of a 3-year-old patient.

A case that explores whether it is coercive and inappropriate for an attending physician to request that a female medical student volunteer so that other students can practice performing pelvic examinations.

Readers are directed to a 1999 American Family Physician article to consider the ethical question posed by disclosing medical error to patients.

A case exploring who has the authority to make contraceptive choices, 15-year-old girl whose sexually active status is unknown or her mother, and what is the physician's duty in the situation.

A case exploring whether it's appropriate for another surgeon to substitute when the treating surgeon is unavailable for surgery.

The journal will feature case studies providing legal and/or ethical opinions to assist students in ethical decision-making and acquaint them with case law. This month's issue explores what a medical student should do about a fellow student's drinking.