A first-year resident in obstetrics and gynecology is faced with legal and ethical issues when a patient who has been pregnant for 40 weeks requests induction of labor.
A new Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs policy explicitly forbids physicians-in-training from practicing life-saving interventions on newly deceased individuals without consent.
The primary goals of the current medical licensing exams are to insure clinical competence, but questions have been raised as to the efficiency of these exams.
Medical students who are aware of information regarding a patient's prognosis are not at liberty to share the information with the patient, even if asked directly.
Medical students who are aware of information regarding a patient's prognosis are not at liberty to share the information with the patient, even if asked directly.
Clinical case conferences are an important component to the medical school curriculum due to the critical thinking skills that are encouraged to develop.