Academic and community physicians must do more to limit unreasonable work shift lengths in medical education and training in order to protect the health and safety of patients and doctors.
The medical student believes that the art of doctoring is learned continuously over time and cannot be assessed in a proposed medical school examination.
The AMA's Code of Medical Ethics is cited as the gold standard for issues surrounding informed consent by family members for procedures to be performed on the newly deceased.
When medical students are involved in patient care as part of their education and training, patients must be informed of their status and provide written or oral consent to be treated.
The president of the Association of American Medical Colleges gives reasons why medical schools need to continue affirmative action admissions policies.