Enjoying the Struggle.- Reading: Keeping Current.- Evidence-based Medicine.- Medical Information Technology: An Instrument for Learning.- The Medical Library.- The Collegial Network.- Learning from Formal Consultations.- Formal Courses and Conferences.- Learning by Teaching.- Analysis of Practice.- Social, Ethical, and Economic Problems in Medicine.- The Physician-Patient Relationship, Physical Examination, and New Procedures.- “Medical Errors” and Other Problems in Practice Unrelated to Medical Knowledge.- Organized Medicine and Lifelong Learning.- Women Physicians.- Professionalism.
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In Praise of the Second Edition: "It is always a challenging task to improve on a superb work. Yet this is what these two masters of medical education and literacy have achieved by thoughtful revision of original text and the addition of two highly pertinent chapters. Manning is an acknowledged pioneer in innovative medical education, while DeBakey has been epitomized as the doyenne of literacy in American medicine." (Robert H. Moser, MD, MACP Executive Vice President, Emeritus American College of Physicians) "Lifelong learning to enhance patient care should be a primary goal for physicians. This... .is the prescription for just that [and] should be required reading for any physician dedicated to their profession." (Steven J. Phillips, MD President, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs) "[T]he authors, along with prominent physiciansE personal essays, capture the enduring and rewarding values of our profession. The numerous approaches to a successful and rewarding professional life in medicine are masterfully discussed by the authors." (Robert J. Joynt, MD, PhD Distinguished University Professor, Professor of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center)
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