Bar Private Practice New Breed Of Doctors More Socially Minded
A report on a shift in medical culture shows a new breed of doctors prioritizing public health and community medicine over high private practice salaries. Dr. Chris Ramsey and peers seek social justice, with 85 percent of U S medical schools adding community medicine. The movement implicates funding cuts, student attitudes, and new programs like SAMA to train doctors for underserved areas.
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Living Today Department
Ann Blackman
Associated Press
Chris Ramsey
Alexander Leaf
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Joseph W. Gardella
Harvard Medical Schoool
Daniel
Funtenstein
Massachusetts Mental Health Center
Funkenstein
Cape Cod
Congress
Michael McGarvey
New York City
New Health and Hospitals Corp
SAMA
Appalachia
Warren Grady Stumbo
McDowell
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Stumbo
George Tolbert
Howard University
College of Medicine
Burch Faces Pressure Over Private Law Ties
Baltimore AP report says Maryland attorney general candidate Republican Thomas M. Anderson urges incumbent Francis B. Burch to quit private practice. Burch declines, citing 25 years building a corporate practice and noting firm has avoided state cases. He questions income disclosures and stresses public service over money.
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Maryland
Francis B. Burch
Thomas M. Anderson
Burch
Allen, Burch and Baker
FTC proposes credit card protections and fraud controls
The Federal Trade Commission proposes new rules to protect credit card users and deferred payment plan customers. A hearing on January 25 will review the proposals, with business responses awaited. The rules would curb the stolen card market by barring billing of disputed charges until the merchant investigates and informs the customer of findings.
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Washington
The
Federal Trade Commission
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