This made me laugh

Is the 4th year of medical school a waste?

So join the fight against high medical school tuition costs, but use the 4th year to your greatest advantage.

How do we avoid arrogance?

Now they do ask me medical questions from time to time, just like I ask them questions related to their business.

The white coat ceremony

I will be glad to ask Medscape permission to publish the column in its entirety on the blog. Just let me know.

For those interested in the medical marijuana question

The “drug war” metaphor does not justify an ideology that removes hope from patients when they are most vulnerable and in need.

What should our report cards look like?

These data provide interesting hypotheses. We need more such studies to better understand the entire report card issue.

Compulsive gambling as a side effect of a Parkinson’s drug

As my career progresses, I become more convinced that we really do not understand neurochemistry.

Occam’s Razor

The post highlights the application of Occam’s Razor in medicine, favoring simple explanations for diagnoses.

Getting smarter

I submit that this patient represents the intelligence that Gladwell’s review discusses. And even if not, I certainly enjoyed telling this anecdote.

Less internal medicine residents choose general internal medicine

Perhaps, our health care system will function well with fewer generalists. I doubt it seriously, but we may well find out. I plan to speak on this issue widely.