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. 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. 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. Medical Education Sep 2008 Lack of Training in Sleep and Sleep Disorders Christopher M. Miller, MD Medical students could learn more about sleep and sleep disturbances by having these topics integrated into the medical school curriculum. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(9):560-563. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.9.medu1-0809. State of the Art and Science Sep 2008 Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Nitun Verma, MD, MBA The causes and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea and how it is diagnosed. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(9):568-570. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.9.cprl1-0809. Case and Commentary Nov 2006 Managing Chronic Conditions in Uninsured Patients, Commentary 2 Emily E. Anderson, MPH Two physicians offer commentaries on the best course of action for a part-time janitor with no health insurance to receive the proper standard of care for his chronic recurrent prostatitis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):713-716. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.ccas1-0611. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Current page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 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.
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.
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.
Medical Education Sep 2008 Lack of Training in Sleep and Sleep Disorders Christopher M. Miller, MD Medical students could learn more about sleep and sleep disturbances by having these topics integrated into the medical school curriculum. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(9):560-563. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.9.medu1-0809.
State of the Art and Science Sep 2008 Causes, Symptoms, and Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Nitun Verma, MD, MBA The causes and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea and how it is diagnosed. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(9):568-570. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.9.cprl1-0809.
Case and Commentary Nov 2006 Managing Chronic Conditions in Uninsured Patients, Commentary 2 Emily E. Anderson, MPH Two physicians offer commentaries on the best course of action for a part-time janitor with no health insurance to receive the proper standard of care for his chronic recurrent prostatitis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(11):713-716. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.11.ccas1-0611.