Background Cardiac examination is an essential aspect of the physical examination.
Previous studies have shown poor diagnostic accuracy, but most used audio recordings, …

Physician burnout is an escalating problem receiving little attention from health care leaders.
Burnout is a long-term stress reaction which includes emotional exhaustion, …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate personal and professional factors associated with marital and
parental satisfaction of physicians. STUDY DESIGN: Cross‐sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: A …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate gender and generational differences both in the prevalence of role
conflict and in resulting career changes among married physicians with children. STUDY …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Many medical trainees seek work among underserved
communities but may be unprepared to cope with the challenges. Relationship-centered …

Introduction: Evidence‐based medicine (EBM) integrates published clinical evidence with
patient values and clinical expertise, the output of which is informed medical decision making. …

To establish guidelines for more effectively incorporating part-time faculty into departments
of internal medicine, a task force was convened in early 2007 by the Association of Specialty …

BACKGROUND: Proper diagnosis of cardiac disorders is a core competency of internists. Yet
numerous studies have documented that the cardiac examination (CE) skills of physicians …

Over the past two decades, team-based care models have advanced the delivery of primary
care. 1 Primary care teams consist of two or more professionals and staff who share the goal …

Three articles are published in this issue that may lead us, by different paths, to the heart of
a successful primary care practice in today's health care environment. In the first article, …