Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary May 2009 Decision Making at the Crossroads of Practice Choice John G. Halvorsen, MD, MS Learn about a reflective decision-making approach to selecting a practice setting and culture. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(5):355-360. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.5.ccas1-0905. Viewpoint May 2010 Character and the Plastic Surgeon Robert T. Grant, MD, MSc and Michael Sosin Role-modeling can shape and reinforce the personal qualities of exemplary plastic surgeons in trainees. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(5):418-421. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.5.oped1-1005. Case and Commentary Jun 2010 Taking No for an Answer: Refusal of Life-Sustaining Treatment Stephanie Cooper, MD, MS If treatment may prolong death rather than saving a life, physicians must honor the informed refusal of life-sustaining intervention. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(6):444-449. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.6.ccas2-1006. Case and Commentary Apr 2009 Avoiding the Appearance of Faculty Favoritism Julie Freischlag, MD Faculty gifts to individual residents or students can be perceived as favoritism and should be avoided, unless the same gift is made available to all. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(4):284-286. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.4.ccas2-0904. Viewpoint Jun 2008 Medical Care for the Elderly: Should Limits Be Set? Commentary 2 Kenneth Prager, MD The current Medicare operation—reimbursing medical goods and services to a growing number of people without basing the reimbursement benefit on the actual cost of the services—is unsustainable, but there are some possible remedies. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(6):407-410. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.oped1-0806. Medicine and Society Jun 2024 How to Mitigate Community Harms of Antibacterial Resistance With Patient-Centered Care Chelsea Modlin, MD Merits of more antimicrobial prescription oversight should be weighed against risks to patients and communities of untreatable bacterial infections. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(6):E494-501. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.494. Policy Forum Oct 2008 The Cost of Saving the Tiniest Lives: NICUs versus Prevention Jonathan Muraskas, MD and Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD A number of resources currently devoted to neonatal intensive care may be better spent in prenatal care and prevention of preterm birth. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(10):655-658. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.10.pfor1-0810. Medicine and Society Nov 2008 Patients Are Hardly Too Thin or Too Rich: Doctors' Preventive Medicine Duties Henry S. Perkins, MD Counseling patients about medical finances is a preventive medicine duty, much as weight-loss counseling is. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):750-755. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.msoc1-0811. Policy Forum Jan 2007 Setting Fair Prices for Life-Saving Drugs Bruce A. Chabner, MD and Thomas G. Roberts Jr, MD, MSocSci Two physicians examine the history of cancer drug pricing and the barriers to setting fair prices for life-saving cancer medications. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):38-43. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.1.pfor1-0701. Case and Commentary Jul 2006 Putting It All Together: The Art and Science of Medicine, Commentary 1 James N. Kirkpatrick, MD Two physicians discuss the importance of developing good bedside manners in conjunction with a high level of technical expertise. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(7):452-456. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.7.ccas3-0607. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Current page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary May 2009 Decision Making at the Crossroads of Practice Choice John G. Halvorsen, MD, MS Learn about a reflective decision-making approach to selecting a practice setting and culture. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(5):355-360. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.5.ccas1-0905.
Viewpoint May 2010 Character and the Plastic Surgeon Robert T. Grant, MD, MSc and Michael Sosin Role-modeling can shape and reinforce the personal qualities of exemplary plastic surgeons in trainees. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(5):418-421. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.5.oped1-1005.
Case and Commentary Jun 2010 Taking No for an Answer: Refusal of Life-Sustaining Treatment Stephanie Cooper, MD, MS If treatment may prolong death rather than saving a life, physicians must honor the informed refusal of life-sustaining intervention. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(6):444-449. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.6.ccas2-1006.
Case and Commentary Apr 2009 Avoiding the Appearance of Faculty Favoritism Julie Freischlag, MD Faculty gifts to individual residents or students can be perceived as favoritism and should be avoided, unless the same gift is made available to all. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(4):284-286. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.4.ccas2-0904.
Viewpoint Jun 2008 Medical Care for the Elderly: Should Limits Be Set? Commentary 2 Kenneth Prager, MD The current Medicare operation—reimbursing medical goods and services to a growing number of people without basing the reimbursement benefit on the actual cost of the services—is unsustainable, but there are some possible remedies. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(6):407-410. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.6.oped1-0806.
Medicine and Society Jun 2024 How to Mitigate Community Harms of Antibacterial Resistance With Patient-Centered Care Chelsea Modlin, MD Merits of more antimicrobial prescription oversight should be weighed against risks to patients and communities of untreatable bacterial infections. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(6):E494-501. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.494.
Policy Forum Oct 2008 The Cost of Saving the Tiniest Lives: NICUs versus Prevention Jonathan Muraskas, MD and Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD A number of resources currently devoted to neonatal intensive care may be better spent in prenatal care and prevention of preterm birth. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(10):655-658. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.10.pfor1-0810.
Medicine and Society Nov 2008 Patients Are Hardly Too Thin or Too Rich: Doctors' Preventive Medicine Duties Henry S. Perkins, MD Counseling patients about medical finances is a preventive medicine duty, much as weight-loss counseling is. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):750-755. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.msoc1-0811.
Policy Forum Jan 2007 Setting Fair Prices for Life-Saving Drugs Bruce A. Chabner, MD and Thomas G. Roberts Jr, MD, MSocSci Two physicians examine the history of cancer drug pricing and the barriers to setting fair prices for life-saving cancer medications. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):38-43. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.1.pfor1-0701.
Case and Commentary Jul 2006 Putting It All Together: The Art and Science of Medicine, Commentary 1 James N. Kirkpatrick, MD Two physicians discuss the importance of developing good bedside manners in conjunction with a high level of technical expertise. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(7):452-456. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.7.ccas3-0607.