The clinical career of most consultant physicians is structured with regular ward rounds,
outpatients, procedures, teaching and administrative work often maintained throughout a …

It was 25 years ago when I came to Ochsner to provide new academic leadership. With
eager anticipation, I brought to our institutions our ongoing experimental and clinical …

It is an honour to write for the Journal in the College's 75th year, and I thank Jeff Szer and his
board for the invitation. I had served as editor from 1982–1989, and through the College's …

Despite general acceptance of the doctor–manager divide, doctors do become managers
and some even reach the alien perch of chief executive of an NHS organization. Presumably …

Medical doctors have for a long time held a special position in society. In addition to clinical
responsibilities, physicians frequently serve also as leaders and advocates at the individual …

A common topic of discussion among physicians today-in the physicians' lounge, at local
medical society meetings, and on the golf course-is the loss of control over their practice. No …

Dr Power sits hunched over his desk. He looks unhappy and lost in thought. A threat of
litigation from an aggrieved patient has arrived in his mail, a journalist from the local …

Our professionalism is shaped and influenced by the context in which we work. First and
foremost, medical knowledge and skill continue to expand in a geometric progression. So, in …

While physicians are inherently inquisitive, wanting to know about the details of disease and
its care, we rarely question the need for accreditation of our education programmes or …

Since the beginnings of the modern era, medicine has evolved tremendously. Merely two
hundred years ago, American and European medical treatments were generally provided by …