From the Departments of Surgery at the* University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask.,†
University of Ottawa, Ottawa,‡ Brockville General Hospital, Brockville, Ont., and § Chinook …

To our readers: I write briefly to introduce the Medical Pro-fessionalism Project and its
principal product, the Charter on Medical Professionalism. The charter appears in print for …

Physicians are considered to be professionals: they participate in the practice of medicine as
a source of livelihood. This is indeed how a professional is defined in Merriam Webster …

In this issue of the Journal, we present the American College of Surgeons' Code of
Professional Conduct. It is the result of deliberations by the ACS Task Force on …

Well folks, it's finally happened. The total destruction of medicine, and more specifically
general surgery, is upon us as a profession. It is unfortunate that it is taking place 500 years …

Professor and Chair, Discipline of Surgery, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's,
Nfld. prescriptions of the barber-surgeons. His teacher, William Cheseldon, was the first to …

Congress this year. I am particularly grateful to President McCollum and his wife, Sally. Dr.
Orr served with distinction as the chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of …

JOHN S. NAJARIAN, MD you have bestowed on me by electing me president of such a
distinguished association. This honor ob-viously reflects recognition of those from whom I …

Presently, there is a major initiative to rekindle the humanistic qualities in the practice of
medicine. Although there have been many suggestions on ways to rejuvenate this initiative …

It is a tremendous honor and privilege to have been elected to serve as the President of the
New England Surgical Society for this past year. The Society has a long and distinguished …