Lies of Omission
As Match Day approaches, thousands of medical students eagerly wait for news of what their future entails. What program? What city? What familiar faces?…
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Medical Ethics: November Response and January Question
November Response: Last issue, we discussed a difficult decision made by a family in regards to donation of their stillborn child. Let’s review: You…
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Suicide: Should we ask?
Note from the Editors-in-Chief: September is National Suicide Awareness Month. As such, this article addresses physician suicide, an issue which already has or will…
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The Difficult Patient in Room 2B
As a brand new, third year medical student, I am continuously being bombarded with multiple emotions and am excited and eager to learn. In…
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“Please pass the butter and let me know what you think of this rash . . . ”
After a stressful week of examinations, you are finally home for the holidays and couldn’t be happier to have a day off from your…
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Should We Compensate Organ Donors?
Recently, I came across an article by Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, from the Division of Medical Ethics at the NYU School of Medicine who…
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End of Life Act
Last year on June 9th, California Governor Jerry Brown gave terminally ill patients in California with less than six months to live the ability…
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Give a Man a Fish, and You Feed Him for a Day . . .
“Those who write and talk about the dream of global health equity can make people think, but can not make them care. It is…
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Mistakes Happen
It’s late in the afternoon, and you have one more patient to see before you end your shift. You gently knock on the door…
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Medical Ethics: November Response and January Question
November Response Martin Albi is a 65-year-old man living with ALS. His disease is advanced; he uses a wheelchair for mobility and has difficulty…
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