Medical Education

How Can Doctors Become Part Of The Obesity Solution?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 02.04.2012

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David Katz, M.D.

With a nod to my many colleagues who are genuinely expert in weight management counseling, and have long addressed it well -- and especially to those who taught me to do so -- I must acknowledge that the track record for the large majority of our clan is not pretty.

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Training Doctors to Speak the Language of the Law

Christine Nero Coughlin | Posted 01.14.2012

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Christine Nero Coughlin

Until we have clarity about how our future health care system will operate, pessimism will abound in the medical profession. My hope is that we can provide future doctors with a voice to enter the debate.

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Bitter Medicine: Islamist Extremism at the Bedside

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

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Qanta Ahmed, MD

While we soothe ourselves chasing elusive phantoms in the hurt-lockers of the Hindu Kush, battle lines are being redrawn in the Detol-scented hospital corridors of privileged Western Europe.

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The White Coat Ceremony: Induction Into the World of Medicine

Timothy Dempsey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Timothy Dempsey

For many students, dreams of putting on the white coat begin the day they are accepted into medical school. Yet the moment I actually put on my coat, I could not have taken it off fast enough.

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The Physical Exam Provides More Than Emotional Value

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Elaine Schattner

For a doctor-patient relationship to have meaning beyond that of a business interaction, there needs to be trust. One of the most basic ways to establish trust is to touch.

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Doctors Need Time to Think

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Elaine Schattner

There's a new reality view of doctors' lives at work. This article, by Dr. Richard Baron, documents the mundane, every-day activities of five primary care physicians in Philadelphia.

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B.M. Hedge Interview at Sages and Scientists Symposium

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deepak Chopra

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Palliative Care Needs A Positive Spin

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. Elaine Schattner

In a specialist-driven system that aims to eradicate disease, sometimes we overlook the simpler need to alleviate patients' discomfort and distress.

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A Vital Part of Healthcare Reform: Change How We Educate Our Doctors

Dr. John Neustadt | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. John Neustadt

Training doctors to uncover and treat the underlying causes of disease could eliminate much of the unnecessary reliance on pharmaceuticals and reduce their devastating, and sometimes deadly, side effects.

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Healthcare Reform: Our Great Opportunity to Fix Primary Care Medicine

Dr. John Neustadt | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. John Neustadt

I believe that in order to fully fix our healthcare system, we must focus on reforming primary care medicine in this country.

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