Spring 2003
ARTICLES The medical and surgical care of our four assassinated presidents Eleven assassination attempts were made on ten U.S. presidents, four of which were successful. Lincoln and Kennedy suffered severe head wounds that precluded any chance of survival; nevertheless, they received excellent care by any standard. Garfield's and McKinley's wounds ultimately led to their deaths, although they might have survived had they received better care. This article focuses on the medical and surgical care delivered to our four assassinated presidents.
Growth at the edges of medical education: Spirituality in American medical education
Leaders in American Medicine: Matthew Walker, M.D.
Eurekapenia: A disease of medical residency training programs?
Unfolding
Draw the line Many of the bioethical questions that cut across medicine share common issues that are so basic that they are no longer directly addressed. One of these issues, the question of when life begins, underlies many of the most popular bioethical topics. This essay will attempt to reinitiate the discussion of defining life by viewing the debate from the intersection of law, medicine, and ethics. Presented here are an assessment of the past struggles of this dilemma and a careful examination of the problems with the most popular theories. Ultimately, the author suggests a new paradigm for the definition of when life begins.
PERSPECTIVES You can't judge a book by its cover, but we do! Ode to a short white coat A look inside the Pharos review process
POETRY Contact The Quality of Mercy Life's Lesson for a Hat Surgical tape Now That I'm Ninety Side by Side |
