A first-year resident in obstetrics and gynecology is faced with legal and ethical issues when a patient who has been pregnant for 40 weeks requests induction of labor.
Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey, who reviewed and twice rejected a drug application for Thalidomide while working at the FDA, is credited for protecting pregnant women in the US and their unborn children.
A new Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs policy explicitly forbids physicians-in-training from practicing life-saving interventions on newly deceased individuals without consent.
Medical students who are aware of information regarding a patient's prognosis are not at liberty to share the information with the patient, even if asked directly.
Medical students who are aware of information regarding a patient's prognosis are not at liberty to share the information with the patient, even if asked directly.
Clinical case conferences are an important component to the medical school curriculum due to the critical thinking skills that are encouraged to develop.
A case that describes how treatment decisions for a seriously ill baby should consider the advice and recommendations of the medical team as well as the parental preferences for the child's care.