Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent In the Literature Nov 2006 Social Epidemiology: How Socioeconomic Risk Factors Become Health Realities Ken Fox, MD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):737-743. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.jdsc1-0611. In the Literature Nov 2006 Socioeconomic Determinants of Health: The Facts Are In Vanessa Yasmin Calderon Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):744-747. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.jdsc2-0611. In the Literature Jul 2004 The Physician's Role in Preventing Obesity Christian J. Krautkramer Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):312-315. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.jdsc2-0407. In the Literature Jun 2023 Patient-Centered Approaches to Using BMI to Evaluate Gender-Affirming Surgery Eligibility Whitney Riley Linsenmeyer, PhD, RD, LD and Sarah Garwood, MD Body mass index cutoffs are routinely used to assess eligibility for gender-affirming surgeries, yet they are not empirically based. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E398-406. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.398. In the Literature May 2002 Untangling "Social" from "Cultural" in Cross-Cultural Medical Education Rita Mitchell Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(5):138-140. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.5.jdsc1-0205. From the Editor Mar 2018 Reproduction, Inequality, and Technology: The Face of Global Reproductive Health Ethics in the Twenty-First Century Ashish Premkumar, MD Introduction to the March 2018 issue on global reproductive health care ethics in the 21st century. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(3):224-227. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.3.fred1-1803. In the Literature Sep 2009 Conscientious Objection: A Medical Student Perspective Ariel Williams A medical student’s desire to practice the specialty that he or she finds most interesting should not outweigh the right of patients in a pluralistic society to receive a full range of legal medical services. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):686-689. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.jdsc1-0909. In the Literature Apr 2010 Weight Bias in Health Care Natasha Schvey Numerous sources of weight bias exist in medicine; physicians can play an important role in ameliorating it. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):287-291. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.jdsc1-1004. In the Literature Jun 2009 Hospitals and “Used Goods” Jason Gillman, MD There is great interest in ensuring patient safety through single-use items and protecting the environment from unnecessary, sometimes toxic, waste. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):448-450. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.jdsc1-0906.
In the Literature Nov 2006 Social Epidemiology: How Socioeconomic Risk Factors Become Health Realities Ken Fox, MD Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):737-743. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.jdsc1-0611.
In the Literature Nov 2006 Socioeconomic Determinants of Health: The Facts Are In Vanessa Yasmin Calderon Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):744-747. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.jdsc2-0611.
In the Literature Jul 2004 The Physician's Role in Preventing Obesity Christian J. Krautkramer Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(7):312-315. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.7.jdsc2-0407.
In the Literature Jun 2023 Patient-Centered Approaches to Using BMI to Evaluate Gender-Affirming Surgery Eligibility Whitney Riley Linsenmeyer, PhD, RD, LD and Sarah Garwood, MD Body mass index cutoffs are routinely used to assess eligibility for gender-affirming surgeries, yet they are not empirically based. AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(6):E398-406. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2023.398.
In the Literature May 2002 Untangling "Social" from "Cultural" in Cross-Cultural Medical Education Rita Mitchell Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(5):138-140. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.5.jdsc1-0205.
From the Editor Mar 2018 Reproduction, Inequality, and Technology: The Face of Global Reproductive Health Ethics in the Twenty-First Century Ashish Premkumar, MD Introduction to the March 2018 issue on global reproductive health care ethics in the 21st century. AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(3):224-227. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.3.fred1-1803.
In the Literature Sep 2009 Conscientious Objection: A Medical Student Perspective Ariel Williams A medical student’s desire to practice the specialty that he or she finds most interesting should not outweigh the right of patients in a pluralistic society to receive a full range of legal medical services. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(9):686-689. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.9.jdsc1-0909.
In the Literature Apr 2010 Weight Bias in Health Care Natasha Schvey Numerous sources of weight bias exist in medicine; physicians can play an important role in ameliorating it. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):287-291. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.jdsc1-1004.
In the Literature Jun 2009 Hospitals and “Used Goods” Jason Gillman, MD There is great interest in ensuring patient safety through single-use items and protecting the environment from unnecessary, sometimes toxic, waste. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(6):448-450. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.6.jdsc1-0906.