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What if I Don't Want to Do a Residency?
Medical students who feel they aren't cut out for clinical work have numerous options.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 8, 2010
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How To Become a Full Professor Before the Age of 42
Dr. Alex Macario shares his long-term plan for academic and research success in medicine, but frankly, there is good advice here for professionals in other healthcare fields as well.
Article, September 7, 2010
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Is Hookah Harmful?
Many people mistakenly think that hookah is a safer alternative to smoking cigarettes.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 3, 2010
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Cutoff Points in Medicine -- Why Use Them?
If cutoff points are useless in cooking and sports, Andrew Vickers asks, then why use them to treat patients?
Article, September 3, 2010
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Should Neurologists Manage Psychiatric Symptoms?
Dr. Andrew Wilner delineates the respective roles of neurologists and psychiatrists in managing diseases of the brain and nervous system.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 3, 2010
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How Should I Discuss Sex With Patients?
Sex is important to your patients. Do you hesitate to ask patients about their sexual health and sexual problems? If so, read -- and take to heart -- these suggestions for getting over this hurdle.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 3, 2010
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Should Internists Leave Primary Care to Family Physicians and Serve as Consultants?
The members of Medscape's primary care roundtable engage in a lively discussion about whether internists should leave the primary care field to family physicians.
Article, September 2, 2010
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Psychiatric Care Shortage: What the Future Holds
Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman discusses the worsening shortage of psychiatric resources and how our population's future mental health needs can be met.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 2, 2010
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Doctors Without Boundaries: The Ethics of Teacher-Student Relationships in Academic Medicine
Physician teachers are required to be respectful exemplars of professionalism and interpersonal ethics in all environments, be it the hospital, classroom, or outside the educational setting.
Journal Article, September 2, 2010
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It's a Boy!
An historical account of our attempt to foretell the sex of an unborn child.
Clinical Case, September 1, 2010
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What Risk Does an Infant Fed This Diet Face?
A low-protein diet in a 6 month old puts an infant at risk for a serious medical condition.
Self Assessment, September 1, 2010
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Gradual-Onset Headache and Vomiting in a 42-Year-Old Woman
A 42-year-old woman presents with a right-sided, gradual-onset headache that is constant, with repetitive vomiting and a reduction in her "thinking power" for the past 3-4 months. What's the diagnosis?
Clinical Case, August 30, 2010
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Is Internship Really That Depressing?
There's no doubt that postgraduate medical education is stressful, but can it cause clinically significant depression?
Journal Article, August 30, 2010
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The Future of Academic Surgery
What are the challenges of an academic surgical practice?
Journal Article, August 26, 2010
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Which Diagnosis Fits This Bizarre Behavior?
A woman is brought to the ED after being found standing in the middle of a busy highway, naked. Her father states that this kind of behavior runs in the family. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Self Assessment, August 25, 2010
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Altered Mental Status in a Young Man Picked Up On the Street
A 33-year-old man is brought to the ED with altered mental status. The patient has a very high temp and has admitted to using cocaine. What is the potentially life-threatening finding on the ECG?
Clinical Case, August 24, 2010
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How Should I Prepare for an Interview?
Residency interview season is coming up. Do you know how to prepare for it?
Experts And Viewpoints, August 23, 2010
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Ecstasy Overdoses at a New Year's Eve Rave -- Los Angeles, California, 2010
This new study looks at drug overdose data, with a specific focus on ecstasy.
Journal Article, August 23, 2010
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A Prospective Multicenter Study of Competency Metrics and Educational Interventions in the Learning of Bronchoscopy Among New Pulmonary Fellows
Can educational interventions, such as simulation-based training, accelerate the acquisition of bronchoscopy skills among first-year pulmonary fellows?
Journal Article, August 20, 2010
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Primary Language and Cultural Background as Factors in Resident Burnout in Medical Specialties: A Study in a Bilingual US City
Does ethnicity and cultural background have any influence on the rate of burnout in residents? Which specific specialties are most at risk?
Journal Article, August 19, 2010
