Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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 May 2009 Competitiveness Can Undermine Team Goals, Commentary 2 Laurel C. Blakemore, MD Competitive behaviors can undermine a clerkship student’s residency goals and weaken team collaboration and communication. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(5):370-372. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.5.ccas3-0905. Case and Commentary Nov 2009 The Ethical Dilemma of Duty-Hour Reporting, Commentary 1 Mary E. Klingensmith, MD Residents and the physicians they report to can manage work-hour restrictions honestly and effectively. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):835-838. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.ccas1-0911. Case and Commentary Nov 2009 The Ethical Dilemma of Duty-Hour Reporting, Commentary 2 Katrina S. Firlik, MD Residents and the physicians they report to can manage work-hour restrictions honestly and effectively. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):838-841. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.ccas1-0911. Medical Education Nov 2009 The Winnowing Fork of Premedical Education: Are We Really Separating the Wheat from the Chaff? Raymond G. De Vries, PhD and Jeffrey Gross Much premed education encourages acquiring competence in basic science and demonstrating (rather than developing) the characteristics of a good physician. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):859-863. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.medu1-0911. State of the Art and Science Nov 2009 Managing the Effects of Shift Work in Medicine Holger Link, MD and Robert Sack, MD The mechanisms of sleep regulation, symptoms of sleep deprivation, and how to treat the effects of shift work. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):876-881. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.cprl1-0911. Policy Forum Nov 2009 Nurturing Leaders for an Environment of Change Paul Rockey, MD, MPH and Daniel Winship, MD One of medical education’s key responsibilities is to produce leaders to serve the profession and health care system. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):886-890. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.pfor1-0911 AMA Code Says Nov 2009 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinion on Resident Physician Training AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs Overview of Opinion 8.088 of the AMA Code of Medical Ethics on resident physician training. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):874-875. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.code1-0911. Medical Education Dec 2009 How “Universal” Are Universal Precautions? Shilpa B. Rao, MD Guidelines to improve observance of universal precaution standards and reporting of needlestick injuries by medical students and resident physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):949-952. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.medu1-0912. Case and Commentary Jun 2004 When Resident Duty Hours and Patient Care Collide Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH Limits on resident work hours help physicians to function at full capacity and ensure patient safety. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):255-257. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas1-0406. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Current page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Next page Next › Last page Last »
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 May 2009 Competitiveness Can Undermine Team Goals, Commentary 2 Laurel C. Blakemore, MD Competitive behaviors can undermine a clerkship student’s residency goals and weaken team collaboration and communication. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(5):370-372. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.5.ccas3-0905.
Case and Commentary Nov 2009 The Ethical Dilemma of Duty-Hour Reporting, Commentary 1 Mary E. Klingensmith, MD Residents and the physicians they report to can manage work-hour restrictions honestly and effectively. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):835-838. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.ccas1-0911.
Case and Commentary Nov 2009 The Ethical Dilemma of Duty-Hour Reporting, Commentary 2 Katrina S. Firlik, MD Residents and the physicians they report to can manage work-hour restrictions honestly and effectively. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):838-841. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.ccas1-0911.
Medical Education Nov 2009 The Winnowing Fork of Premedical Education: Are We Really Separating the Wheat from the Chaff? Raymond G. De Vries, PhD and Jeffrey Gross Much premed education encourages acquiring competence in basic science and demonstrating (rather than developing) the characteristics of a good physician. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):859-863. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.medu1-0911.
State of the Art and Science Nov 2009 Managing the Effects of Shift Work in Medicine Holger Link, MD and Robert Sack, MD The mechanisms of sleep regulation, symptoms of sleep deprivation, and how to treat the effects of shift work. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):876-881. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.cprl1-0911.
Policy Forum Nov 2009 Nurturing Leaders for an Environment of Change Paul Rockey, MD, MPH and Daniel Winship, MD One of medical education’s key responsibilities is to produce leaders to serve the profession and health care system. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):886-890. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.pfor1-0911
AMA Code Says Nov 2009 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinion on Resident Physician Training AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs Overview of Opinion 8.088 of the AMA Code of Medical Ethics on resident physician training. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):874-875. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.code1-0911.
Medical Education Dec 2009 How “Universal” Are Universal Precautions? Shilpa B. Rao, MD Guidelines to improve observance of universal precaution standards and reporting of needlestick injuries by medical students and resident physicians. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(12):949-952. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.12.medu1-0912.
Case and Commentary Jun 2004 When Resident Duty Hours and Patient Care Collide Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH Limits on resident work hours help physicians to function at full capacity and ensure patient safety. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):255-257. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas1-0406.