Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent 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. Case and Commentary Nov 2009 Can a Pass/Fail Grading System Adequately Reflect Student Progress? Commentary 2 Adina Kalet, MD, MPH Designing a medical school grading system that achieves desired objectives. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):846-847. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.ccas2-0911. Case and Commentary Apr 2008 Non-Emergency Medical Care for Illegal Immigrants in Texas Patricia Evans, MD Discover practice options for physicians working in a county that provides no funding for non-emergency care of undocumented patients. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(4):195-200. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.4.ccas1-0804. 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 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. Case and Commentary May 2024 Should Antimicrobial Resistance Limit Access to an Organ Transplant? Andrew Courtwright, MD, PhD This article discusses fiduciary obligations transplant programs might have to patients with B cenocepacia. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(5):E367-372. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.367. Case and Commentary Feb 2007 Guiding Patients Toward Prudent Use of Technologies Pamela Saha, MD and Subrata Saha, PhD A hypothetical clinical case discusses patient demand for advanced diagnostics such as MRIs when physicians do not recommend such tests. Better patient education is the suggested approach. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(2):104-108. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.2.ccas4-0702. In the Literature Sep 2008 Language, Print Media, and Medicalization of Sleep Disorders Christian J. Krautkramer, MPH An explanation of the role sociologists believe the media have played in the medicalization of sleep disorders over the last 25 years. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(9):564-567. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.9.jdsc1-0809. Medicine and Society Sep 2008 Modern Work and the Sleepy Worker Steve Kroll-Smith, PhD The changing social views of fatigue and sleepiness have contributed to the medicalizing lack of sleep. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(9):589-593. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.9.msoc2-0809. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Current page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Next page Next › Last page Last »
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.
Case and Commentary Nov 2009 Can a Pass/Fail Grading System Adequately Reflect Student Progress? Commentary 2 Adina Kalet, MD, MPH Designing a medical school grading system that achieves desired objectives. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):846-847. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.ccas2-0911.
Case and Commentary Apr 2008 Non-Emergency Medical Care for Illegal Immigrants in Texas Patricia Evans, MD Discover practice options for physicians working in a county that provides no funding for non-emergency care of undocumented patients. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(4):195-200. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.4.ccas1-0804.
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 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.
Case and Commentary May 2024 Should Antimicrobial Resistance Limit Access to an Organ Transplant? Andrew Courtwright, MD, PhD This article discusses fiduciary obligations transplant programs might have to patients with B cenocepacia. AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(5):E367-372. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2024.367.
Case and Commentary Feb 2007 Guiding Patients Toward Prudent Use of Technologies Pamela Saha, MD and Subrata Saha, PhD A hypothetical clinical case discusses patient demand for advanced diagnostics such as MRIs when physicians do not recommend such tests. Better patient education is the suggested approach. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(2):104-108. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.2.ccas4-0702.
In the Literature Sep 2008 Language, Print Media, and Medicalization of Sleep Disorders Christian J. Krautkramer, MPH An explanation of the role sociologists believe the media have played in the medicalization of sleep disorders over the last 25 years. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(9):564-567. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.9.jdsc1-0809.
Medicine and Society Sep 2008 Modern Work and the Sleepy Worker Steve Kroll-Smith, PhD The changing social views of fatigue and sleepiness have contributed to the medicalizing lack of sleep. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(9):589-593. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.9.msoc2-0809.