Dr Matthew C. Bobel joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Robert K. Cleary: “How Should Risk Be Communicated to Patients When Developing Resident Surgeon Robotic Skills?”

Wound care curricula in medical school would help address problems associated with chronic wounds and overtriage of burn injuries.

Physicians should recognize the influence that small gift-giving has on prescribing patterns and consequently interactions between pharmaceutical representatives and medical students and residents should be limited.

Sets the ethical limits of student participation in patient care when the students are part of foreign medical teams.

Two physicians discuss the importance of developing good bedside manners in conjunction with a high level of technical expertise.

Two physicians discuss the importance of developing good bedside manners in conjunction with a high level of technical expertise.

A surgical patient must be informed if anyone other than the attending physician will take a significant role in the surgery.

Patient safety is a medical ethics issue that must be addressed through health care teams’ open communication as well as through time-outs and checklists.

Surgery residents should always answered truthfully when asked by patients about their experience with surgical procedures.

Medical students should not fear retribution for speaking up when a senior staff member is behaving in a manner that threatens a professional workplace environment.