SMJ articles in the category "professional practice"

Review Article

The Kappa Lambda Society of Hippocrates: Historical Perspective on an Early Medical Professional Society

The Kappa Lambda Society of Hippocrates, an early medical professional organization, was founded circa 1819 in Lexington, Kentucky, amid the first economic depression in the United States. Its primary stated purpose was to elevate medicine as a profession. This article will reevaluate the acknowledged purposes and accomplishments of the Society…

Posted in: medical societies 2 professional practice 2

Original Article

Chaperones for Rectal and Genital Examinations in the Emergency Department: What do Patients and Physicians Want?

Background: The objective of this study was to compare patients’ preferences and physicians’ practice for the presence of chaperones during genitourinary examinations. Methods: A survey of 163 emergency department patients and 52 physicians was used to evaluate patients’ preferences and physicians’ practices for the presence and gender of a chaperone…

Posted in: physical examination 5 physician-patient relations 2 professional practice 2
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