Professionalism

NextGen Precision Health Clinical Trial Investigator (CTIT)

The NextGen Clinical Trial Investigator Training is a one-day educational program with designed for investigators who currently lead or would like to lead clinical trials. The series includes lectures and panel discussions from leaders across the University of Missouri System,…

When Should Surgical Human Subject Research Involve Patients Who Are Incarcerated?

Surgical research involving patients who are incarcerated is fraught with ethical, logistical, and practical questions. This article first considers important moments in the history of research with people who are incarcerated and suggests how they have contributed to evolution in…

Ethics Talk: Yes, Involuntary Sterilization Still Happens in the US

This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the CJ featured guest is Cynthia Chandler, JD, director of the Bay Area Legal Incubator in Oakland, California; and Anthony Loria, MD, a research resident at the University of Rochester…

Addressing Health Literacy

This JAMA Insights discusses personal and organizational health literacy and offers recommendations on how clinicians and health care institutions can improve their patientsí health literacy skills.

How Private Equity Undermines Rural Health Equity

Capital and staff shortages have forced many rural hospitals to close. Private equity investment in rural hospitals has been one solution to these problems. This article argues, however, that private equity firms’ business practices, especially shortening acquisition-to-sale time and maximizing…