Abstract The Dr. William Logie Medical Ethics Essay Contest is open to undergraduate
medical students studying at Canadian universities. The contest, named in honour of …

From the Department of Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Corresponding author: John Preskitt, MD, 3600 Gaston Avenue, Suite 958, Dallas, Texas …

Health care system reform has enormous implications for the future of American society and
economic life. Since the early days of the republic, 2 world views have vied for determination …

Background: Society anticipates that plastic surgeons will make ethical decisions that are
solely in the best interest of their patients. However, a variety of competing factors exert an …

Harris's recent editorial, 1 It's not NICE to discriminate, is long on both polemic and invective
but short on scholarship. He offers nothing to illuminate the debate about allocating health …

In medical school we are taught to practice 'cost effective medicine'...'don't perform that test
under these circumstances, it's low yield and far too expensive... why do a five hundred …

Cosmetic surgery is a fast-growing medical practice. In 1997 surgeons in the United States
performed the four most common cosmetic procedures—liposuction, breast augmentation …

The American Journal of Bioethics insured person's meaningful participation in decision
making will be little more than nominal. In the context of this power differential, transparent …

In the Canadian health care system, the Government is responsible for allocating scarce
resources in a fair and equitable manner. A proposal to implement managed care as a …

Surgery is an increasingly common and expensive mode of medical intervention. The ethical
dimensions of the surgeon‐patient relationship, including respect for personal autonomy …