Implementation of child abuse reporting laws may help policymakers assess the potential risks and benefits of mandatory reporting of human trafficking.

What’s the evidence base for future standards of care for trafficked patients?

Reasons for the shortage of primary care physicians in regions designated as Health Professional Shortage Areas and steps that medical schools and state and federal policymakers can take to alleviate the shortage.

Residency programs should include a system composed of night float teams, wide cross-coverage, and effective communication at the time of patient hand-off in order to maintain an 80-hour work week.

Physicians who are aware of various forms of human rights abuses are better able to serve and advocate for their patients.

The financial generosity of the pharmaceutical industry to provide funding for medical education tempts a compromise of professional standards and ethics.

In April 2002, many pharmaceutical companies adopted PhRMA code, an attempt to self-regulate the pharmaceutical industry's marketing to physicians and other health care professionals.

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.

While some argue that live footage of emergency room treatment is beneficial to the general public, the AMA's Code of Medical Ethics states that such taping is a violation of patient privacy and patient confidentiality.

Bioethicist D. Michah Hester questions the current residency match program and suggests that residents be placed according to random assignments.