Theme Editor Research Articles

Parents, Children, and Their Physicians: The Complex Journey of Parenthood

The theme editor introduces a theme issue focusing on the specialty of pediatrics, pediatric patients, and the parents of children with serious illnesses. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Compassionate Care at the End of Life

The theme editor introduces a theme issue focusing on passionate care at the end of life. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Rx for Physician Prescribing Practices

The theme editor introduces a special issue that addresses ethical issues surrounding physician prescribing practices. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Of Men and Microbes: Physicians and the Ethics of Epidemics

The theme editor introduces a special issue about the ethics related to infectious disease epidemics. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Toward a Definition of Expertise in Medicine

The theme editor introduces a special issue focusing on the topic of expertise as it applies to the practice of medicine. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Clinical Experts as Moral Agents

Pellegrino, ED. The anatomy of clinical judgments: Some notes on right reason and right action. In: Engelhardt HT Jr, Spicker SF, and Towers B, eds. Clinical Judgment: A Critical Appraisal. Dordrecht, Holland: D. Reidel Publishing Company; 1979:169-194.

To Screen or Not To Screen?

The theme editor introduces a special issue exploring the topic of medical screening and why tests are performed despite a lack of evidence that supports their benefit to patients. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

When Must Physicians Assume Public Advocacy Roles?

The theme editor introduces a special issue focusing on the ethical issues that arise when physicians assume a public role beyond the patient-physician encounter. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

The Complexities of Everyday Illness

The theme editor introduces a special issue focusing on the subspecialty of endocrinology. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Speaking of Sex

The theme editor introduces a special issue exploring the ethical issues surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Organ Transplantation: A Dream of the Past, a Reality of the Present, an Ethical Challenge for the Future

The theme editor introduces a special issue focusing on the ethical issues surrounding organ transplantation. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Improving Access to Care

The theme editor introduces a special issue focusing on the challenges of patient access to health care. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

"Lord, I Need a Healing": The Uneasy Relationship Between Faith and Medicine

The theme editor introduces a special issue examining the ethical issues raised by faith commitments in the patient-physician relationship. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

The Privileges and Demands of Professional Self-Regulation

The theme editors introduces a special issue focusing on the challenges of professional self-regulation. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Adolescent Health and Medical Ethics

The theme editor introduces a special issue focusing on the ethics in adolescent medicine. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Measuring the Immeasurable? Quality of Life and Medical Decision Making

The theme editor introduces a special issue focusing on quality of life and clinical decision making. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Ethics in Standards of Care: The Joy of Doctoring

The theme editor introduces a special issue examining ethical considerations in standards of care in medicine. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Medicine in an Age of Science

The theme editor introduces a special issue examining the balance between medical research, patient safety, and medical ethics. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Ethics in the Practice of Surgery

The theme editor introduces a special issue focusing on the ethical issues that arise in the practice of surgery. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.

Thinking About Ethical Issues in Neurology

The theme editor introduces a special issue examining the ethical issues associated with the neurology specialty. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.