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Advancing Quality Care at the
End of Life
For too many people in the United States, death is a needlessly
lonely and painful experience. “Patients and families
often feel abandoned at the end of life,” says David
Weissman, M.D., director of the palliative medicine program
at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). “Doctors tell
patients there is nothing more they can do for them, but there
is.”
 Current
& Choice: New ideas in education, research and patient
care. This issue: "Physician, Heal Thy Sisters."
(Left: Sr. Mary Diana Dreger, M.D.)
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Replicating the ‘Real
Thing’: How Virtual Reality Is Transforming
Medical Education
Proponents of using virtual reality technology
to train medical students and residents liken their efforts
to those used by the military and the airline industry to
train new pilots.
A Hippocratic
Oath for Our Time
It invokes Greek gods. It promotes nutritional therapy as
the first defense against illness. It forbids euthanasia,
abortion, and surgical procedures. It invokes dishonor and
shame if it is sworn to falsely.
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In Every Issue:
A Word From the President
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