Hippocrates understood bedside manner

My experience suggests that students and residents recognize good bedside role models, and cherish them.

duh – money matters in specialty selection

Who will have the courage to make such changes? Do you see any bravery in the political arena? Do you imagine any bravery at CMS?

Palliative care physicians focus on the patient rather than the diseases – making them fit Osler’s definition of a great physician.

We fly back on Thursday, and yet I plan to play golf Saturday and Sunday. I will also try to work out those days.

Landed at 10 a.m. in Edinburgh – drove straight to St. Andrews. We played the toughest of the St. Andrews courses today – Jubilee.

Our hotels have wireless internet, so I plan to continue blogging. For my own entertainment, I plan to blog about my golf trip.

Why become a physician? Because it is the most enjoyable, meaningful and noble profession. I am proud and happy to be a physician.

Those who insist that we should always treat a number without understanding the patient’s context is demonstrating a pedantic attitude.

Should we hold the medical schools accountable for the high tuition? Why do you think medical school costs so much?

I especially thank the families of Lemierre’s syndrome victims. I think about them whenever I discuss this disease.