Abstract
Writers are known to go through periods of mental aridity when no ideas germinate. Medical editorialists are no exception. Facing the challenge of a blank page with a blank mind, how do they put pen to paper? How do they meet a deadline during such agraphic crises? "Crises"? Only a short time ago crisis to a physician meant a sudden resolution of lobar pneumonia, a new lease on life. Now, not to be outdone by the front-page oil crisis, environmental crisis, sex crisis, and the like, medicine features its own crises of medical school admissions, drug abuse, malpractice, and above all, the crisis in health care delivery. "Delivery"? Is it not something we used to associate with a physician assisting in the birth of a new life? Now the term evokes visions of messenger boys depositing newspapers at the door. Is it because medical care has become less significant? "Significant"?
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
