Career
Law & Medicine
Legal duty to nonpatients: Driving accidents
A doctor’s legal duty may be extended to individuals other than patients in limited circumstances.
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Burnout gets personal for 68% of physicians
Young primary care providers beware.
Latest News
Commentary: Medical educators must do more to prevent physician suicides
Oregon Health and Science University and Stanford General Surgery are providing exemplary mental health support to residents.
Best Practices
The 10 Commandments of Internships
As another year of residency begins, we invite all interns to read and consider adopting these principles.
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Patients concerned about clinician burnout
Survey results suggest caregivers “may be conveying signs of burnout to their patients without knowing it.”
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Residents are drowning in job offers – and debt
Young doctors are being recruited “like blue-chip athletes.”
Pearl of the Month
Patient-centered care in clinic
Use the computer as a bond to strengthen your relationship with your patient.
Conference Coverage
Physicians discuss bringing cultural humility to medicine
PHILADELPHIA - Medical students receive supplemental training for service learning.
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Volunteerism: How and why to do it, according to Dr. Eileen Barrett
PHILADELPHIA – Ideas for volunteering that beat packing penicillin in a backpack.
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ACP launches program to better implement QI projects
PHILADELPHIA – Coaching on quality improvement projects is now available.
From the Journals
Groups of physicians produce more accurate diagnoses than individuals
Diagnostic accuracy is highest in groups of physicians, compared with individuals and even specialists.