Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent In the Literature Feb 2005 Thoughts on Koch's Postulates Peter A. Ubel, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):168-170. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.jdsc4-0502. In the Literature Dec 2006 Do International Experiences Develop Cultural Sensitivity and Desire for Multicultural Practice among Medical Students and Residents? Lauren Taggart Wasson, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):826-830. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.jdsc1-0612. Policy Forum Nov 2008 Uncertainties in the Absence of Data: Use of Pravastatin in Young Children Anna Shifrin and Darshak Sanghavi, MD The AAP’s guidelines on lipid screening for children raise concerns about the fundamental purpose of prevention and its role in balancing individual autonomy with the benefits of society at large. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):747-749. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.pfor1-0811. In the Literature May 2002 Untangling "Social" from "Cultural" in Cross-Cultural Medical Education Rita Mitchell Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(5):138-140. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.5.jdsc1-0205. Policy Forum Dec 2011 Medicalizing Obesity: Individual, Economic, and Medical Consequences George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD Given the ever-rising costs associated the condition and its associated comorbidities, perhaps it's time to recognize obesity as a medical problem. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):890-895. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.pfor1-1112. In the Literature Mar 2010 Global Health Ethics and Professionalism Education at Medical Schools Sujal M. Parikh Medical institutions and individual students each have responsibilities when preparing for global health electives. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(3):197-201. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.3.jdsc2-1003. Policy Forum Apr 2010 What's Wrong with the U.S. Approach to Obesity? Barry M. Popkin, MS, PhD The U.S.’s and U.K.’s efforts to combat obesity reflect underlying differences in the two countries’ understandings of obesity’s causes. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):316-320. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.pfor2-1004. In the Literature Jun 2006 Patent (and Public Health) Pending Philip A. Perry, MSJ The government is justified in using eminent domain to purchase patents in order to produce large amounts of medication during a public health crisis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(6):387-391. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.6.jdsc1-0606.
In the Literature Feb 2005 Thoughts on Koch's Postulates Peter A. Ubel, MD Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(2):168-170. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.2.jdsc4-0502.
In the Literature Dec 2006 Do International Experiences Develop Cultural Sensitivity and Desire for Multicultural Practice among Medical Students and Residents? Lauren Taggart Wasson, MPH Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):826-830. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.jdsc1-0612.
Policy Forum Nov 2008 Uncertainties in the Absence of Data: Use of Pravastatin in Young Children Anna Shifrin and Darshak Sanghavi, MD The AAP’s guidelines on lipid screening for children raise concerns about the fundamental purpose of prevention and its role in balancing individual autonomy with the benefits of society at large. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(11):747-749. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.11.pfor1-0811.
In the Literature May 2002 Untangling "Social" from "Cultural" in Cross-Cultural Medical Education Rita Mitchell Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(5):138-140. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.5.jdsc1-0205.
Policy Forum Dec 2011 Medicalizing Obesity: Individual, Economic, and Medical Consequences George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD Given the ever-rising costs associated the condition and its associated comorbidities, perhaps it's time to recognize obesity as a medical problem. Virtual Mentor. 2011;13(12):890-895. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2011.13.12.pfor1-1112.
In the Literature Mar 2010 Global Health Ethics and Professionalism Education at Medical Schools Sujal M. Parikh Medical institutions and individual students each have responsibilities when preparing for global health electives. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(3):197-201. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.3.jdsc2-1003.
Policy Forum Apr 2010 What's Wrong with the U.S. Approach to Obesity? Barry M. Popkin, MS, PhD The U.S.’s and U.K.’s efforts to combat obesity reflect underlying differences in the two countries’ understandings of obesity’s causes. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(4):316-320. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.4.pfor2-1004.
In the Literature Jun 2006 Patent (and Public Health) Pending Philip A. Perry, MSJ The government is justified in using eminent domain to purchase patents in order to produce large amounts of medication during a public health crisis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(6):387-391. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.6.jdsc1-0606.