Physicians must show appropriate concern, compassion, and sensitivity when treating other physicians as patients, especially when faced with the possibility of a debilitating illness.
Physicians lacking strong interpersonal skills and showing signs of burnout should be referred to local wellness programs to help them be more effective and productive caretakers and colleagues.
Physicians must show appropriate concern, compassion, and sensitivity when treating other physicians as patients, especially when faced with the possibility of a debilitating illness.
An ethical case explores genetic screening and whether or not sharing test results with patients only, and not other family members who may be at risk, is sufficient.
Physicians need to be aware of the legal and ethical issues raised by genetic information and technology, as evidenced by three court rulings dealing with prenatal testing and a family predisposition to genetic genetically transferred illness.
The journal will feature case studies providing legal and/or ethical opinions to assist students in ethical decision-making and acquaint them with case law. This month's issue explores what a medical student should do about a fellow student's drinking.
A case exploring who has the authority to make contraceptive choices, 15-year-old girl whose sexually active status is unknown or her mother, and what is the physician's duty in the situation.