Virtual Mentor. April 2008, Volume 10, Number 4: 189-261. Full Issue PDF

April 2008 Contents

Medical Care for U.S. Immigrants

Ethics Poll

Illegal immigrants should be eligible for the following government-subsidized medical interventions (check all that apply).
None.
Emergency and active labor only.
Immunizations and treatment for communicable diseases.
Nonemergency primary care and treatment for chronic illness.
All services for which they would be eligible if they were U.S. citizens.

Which one of the following best expresses your belief about physicians who treat undocumented immigrants?
Physicians should treat all who need medical care without asking about their citizenship status.
Physicians should ask patients about their citizenship status, should provide necessary treatment to those who need it, and should report undocumented immigrants to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Physicians who knowingly treat undocumented immigrants without reporting them to the USCIS should be prosecuted.

Which one of the following best expresses your belief about managing the communications gap between Spanish-speaking patients and English-speaking physicians?
All medical students should become proficient in medical Spanish during their training.
Every health care team should have at least one member who is proficient in medical Spanish.
Spanish-speaking patients have the responsibility to learn English.

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From the Editor

Why We Can't Turn Our Backs
Louise P. King
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Virtual Mentor. 2008; 4:191-194.

Educating for Professionalism

Clinical Cases

Nonemergency Medical Care for Illegal Immigrants in Texas
Commentary by Patricia Evans
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Virtual Mentor. 2008; 4:195-200.

Recruiting Residents from Abroad
Commentary by Peter Bundred
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Virtual Mentor. 2008; 4:201-205.

Miracle Surgery for Foreign Patients
Commentary by Reza Yassari
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Virtual Mentor. 2008; 4:206-210.

Medical Education

Should All U.S. Physicians Speak Spanish?
Katherine E. Clarridge, Ernest A. Fischer, Andrea R. Quintana, and James M. Wagner
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Virtual Mentor. 2008; 4:211-216.

Journal Discussion

Use of Emergency Medicaid by Undocumented Immigrants
Anjana Lal
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Virtual Mentor. 2008; 4:217-219.

Clinical Pearl

Cysticercosis: A Zebra in the Neighborhood
Jason Yeh and Jeanne S. Sheffield
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Virtual Mentor. 2008; 4:220-223.

Law, Policy, and Society

Policy Forum

Reimbursement of Medical Care for Immigrants
Laura D. Hermer
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Virtual Mentor. 2008; 4:224-228.

Medicine and Society

Immigrants and Organ Sharing: A One-Way Street
Charu Gupta
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Virtual Mentor. 2008; 4:229-234.

History, Art, and Narrative

History of Medicine

Medical Examination of Immigrants at Ellis Island
Alison Bateman-House and Amy Fairchild
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Virtual Mentor. 2008; 4:235-241.

Medical Narratives

Asking for Care, not Favors: Experience of Immigrants in the U.S. Medical System
Kimberly Aparicio
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Virtual Mentor. 2008; 4:242-244.

Op-Ed and Correspondence

Op-Ed

Why We Should Care for the Undocumented
Ron J. Anderson
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Virtual Mentor. 2008; 4:245-248.

Resources

Suggested Readings and Resources
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Virtual Mentor. 2008; 4:249-258.

About the Contributors
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Virtual Mentor. 2008; 4:259-261.