Philip A. Masters MD

In the run-up to the Academy Awards this year, like many people I made a concerted effort to see most of the…

The aim of medical education is not only to transfer scientific knowledge, but also impart the wisdom accumulated over the long history…

Much has been discussed in recent years around the concept of “practicing at the top of your license.”  But what does this…

When reading (or writing) blog posts, it’s easy to be left with a mostly negative and often depressing view of the current…

I distinctly recall during residency a much older and well-respected clinical teacher periodically opining that what was needed in a particular patient…

Those of us who provide clinical care inevitably have patients who simply don’t do what we tell them.  And this isn’t limited…

I recently saw a 74-year-old patient to establish ongoing care. In reviewing her medical history, she presented me with the list of…

A number of years ago I had an older patient, John, who had just been diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. In discussing…