Virtual Mentor. April 2007, Volume 9, Number 4: 257-329. Full Issue PDF

April 2007 Contents

Professional Development in Medical School

Ethics Poll

Do you prefer that your primary physician wear the traditional white doctors' coat during office visits rather than business or casual dress?
Yes
No

You visit a new primary care doctor to discuss your hypoglycemia. The new doctor confides that he, too, has hypoglycemia. Which of the following most accurately describes your reaction to that information.
The information helps me build a relationship with the doctor and trust that he will understand what I am going through and will know how to manage the condition effectively.
The information does not affect my relationship with the doctor in either a positive or negative way.
I'd prefer that the physician focus on my condition, which is what I'm paying him to do. I am not interested in his health problems.

Has a physician ever apologized to you for anything (e.g,, a medical error, not fitting you in for an office visit earlier before your cold turned into pneumonia, a long wait in the office or clinic waiting room)?
Yes
No

From the Editor

Reflections on the Role of the Professionalism Curriculum in Medical School
Miriam Fishman, Alfred Garfall and Justin Michael Thomas
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Educating for Professionalism

Clinical Cases

Fudging an Answer during Clinical Rounds
Commentary by Jaclyn H. Bonder
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Observing Boundaries in Conversations with Patients
Commentary by David Stevens and Felice Aull
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The Many Functions of Clinical Rounds
Commentary by Mary Ann Hopkins
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Self-Interest versus Friendship in Medical School
Commentary by Deirdre Masterton
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Journal Discussion

Early Evidence of Unprofessional Behavior Found in Medical Student Records
Thomas LeBlanc
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Medical Education

Medical Student Professionalism Education at New York University School of Medicine
Autumn Lynn Edenfield
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The State of Medical Education Research
Adina Kalet
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Clinical Pearl

Hyperkalemia: Newer Considerations
Amar D. Bansal and David S. Goldfarb
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Virtual Mentor. 2007; 9:295-299.

Law, Policy, and Society

Health Law

"I'm Sorry" Laws and Medical Liability
Flauren Fagadau Bender
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Virtual Mentor. 2007; 9:300-304.

Medicine and Society

What Society and Medicine Want--for Themselves and from Each Other
Frederic W. Hafferty
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Virtual Mentor. 2007; 9:305-309.

Op-Ed and Correspondence

Op-Ed

Is "No-Fault" the Cure for the Medical Liability Crisis?
Responses by David E. Seubert, Laurie T. Cohen and Jason M. LaFlam
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Virtual Mentor. 2007; 9:315-321.