This photorealistic illustration considers the recent wrongful arrest of University of Utah Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels.

“Liza Long and ‘Michael’” demonstrates that new media can be used to shift social perceptions of those with mental illness from violent to vulnerable.

When mandatory reporting of risk of violence is not required, physicians should balance patient autonomy and beneficence with patient and public safety.

Gun violence prevention research can be furthered by private sector funding to develop and implement violence prevention programs in the clinic.

Two things clinicians should be aware of are gag laws and background check laws for gun transfers and safe gun storage.

Volk v DeMeerleer may conflict with professional guidelines regarding physicians’ obligations to breach patient confidentiality to protect third parties.

Advocating for justice in health care means seeking to reduce or prevent structural violence created by policies that deny coverage to some people.

Victims of sexual violence who are minors should not be forced to submit to a rape kit exam against their wishes since it might retraumatize the patient.

Gatekeepers of gun privileges is not an appropriate role for physicians since there is no objective test of fitness for gun ownership or possession.

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions related to responding to violence.