How Stronger Residency Directors and Board Certification Can Work Together
Residency directors have a challenging job. They are entrusted with selecting young…
EMR Designers: Borrow From the Titans of Technology
St Steve Jobs was referenced several times during the recent State of…
Making Sense of the French Silicone Breast Implant Scare
Europe’s debt and currency issues were briefly push Europe’s debt and currency…
Junk in the Trunk: Amateur Buttock Enhancements can Kill
The arrest of a Florida man for allegedly performing buttock injections with…
Should Non-Physician PhDs be Called “Doctor” and be Practicing Medicine?
Those with some interest in the history of medical education will recall…
Cosmetic Surgery Under Scrutiny
USA Today recently presented a multi-part series on cosmetic surgery. The first…
Physicians Oppose Increased Certification Requirements
In the past, obtaining board certification in a medical specialty was straightforward. …
Ethicist’s Take on Concierge Medicine is a Misdiagnosis
Arthur Caplan, a leading bioethicist at the University of Pennsylvania, published a…
Baystate Staff Cuts Highlight Hospital Demographic Challenges
Another hospital system has announced job cuts. This time, it was Baystate…