Two physicians assert that pharmaceutical companies' sponsorship of clinical conferences for residents and physicians represent a conflict of interest.
Clinical case conferences are an important component to the medical school curriculum due to the critical thinking skills that are encouraged to develop.
An ethical case explores whether an attending physician should allow a medical student to place a central line on a Medicaid patient even though the student has failed the procedure two previous times.
A medical student activist opposes the recent tuition increases at public medical schools in New York state and encourages students to band together to create political pressure for change.
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.
Clinical case conferences are an important component to the medical school curriculum due to the critical thinking skills that are encouraged to develop.
The use of simulated patients in medical education helps students to develop communication skills needed to interact with patients when difficult circumstances arise.