Scott Schweikart joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinicians in Government.”

In the September 2014 issue on physicians as agents of social change, Dr. Audiey Kao, editor-in-chief of Virtual Mentor interviewed Dr. Rajiv Shah, administrator of the United States Agency for International Development or USAID.

The adverse health effects of climate change should be the focus of physician advocacy efforts and of conversations between physicians and their patients.

Physicians need to become more involved in the public debate regarding issues of medicine, science, and evolution.

Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process.

Clinical judgment and experience often trump evidence-based practice guidelines in physicians' medical decision-making process.

Physicians should take part in public health advocacy to improve health care for all patients.

A distinguishing feature of a SCAMP is its ability to capture knowledge-based diversions from a recommended pathway and to “learn” from such individualized patient management.

Physicians are not obligated to offer testing or treatments that are not medically indicated—even if patients demand them. This does not mean, however, that a physician should be dismissive of the patient’s concerns.

Using crowdsourced information in health professions education can help motivate critical appraisal, question asking, and evidence evaluation skill development, especially among “digital natives.”