Give future doctors what they need most: hope

Article Abstract:

It is important for practicing physicians to give medical students hope about their profession. Many practicing physicians bemoan the economic climate and the difficulties of practicing in the 1990s. These pessimistic observations can stop a physician from focusing on his patients' needs and cause alarm in physicians-in-training.

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State budget cuts threaten to disconnect poison hotlines

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California federal budgets threaten the existence of poison centers in order to save funds. Many physicians feel that closing such centers would be short sighted as they help doctors, patients and parents, and are resources for biological, chemical and hazardous spills for incidences.

Financial management, Management dynamics, HEALTH SERVICES, Finance, Health care industry, Practice, Patients, Patient care, Company financing

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Most in U.S. see disparities in care of minority patients

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Research results show there are concerns about the possible disparities in medical care received by minorities in the US.

Public affairs, Social aspects, Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations, Public opinion, Discrimination in medical care, Medical care discrimination

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