Forbidden Topics

Editorials16 May 2017Forbidden TopicsMichael A. LaCombe, MDMichael A. LaCombe, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M16-2137 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail When I have been privileged to visit a residency program, I sometimes hold a session with the housestaff that I have called “Forbidden Topics.” They get to discuss all those items never brought up in training: how to land a high-end fellowship like cardiology or gastroenterology, how much I make, whether I have ever been sued and what the malpractice process is like, and how to publish a paper in a medical journal (or why their paper was rejected). The door is closed. Absolute confidentiality is pledged on both sides, and nothing leaves the room. No faculty nor administrative personnel ...Reference1. Cassandra.. This is why. Ann Intern Med. 2016;166:755-6. doi:10.7326/M14-2168 LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Disclosures: The author has disclosed no conflicts of interest. Form can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M16-2137.Corresponding Author: Michael A. LaCombe, MD, Maine General Medical Center, 35 Medical Center Drive, Augusta, ME 04330; e-mail, [email protected]com. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThis Is Why Cassandra Metrics Cited byHidden Curricula, Ethics, and Professionalism: Optimizing Clinical Learning Environments in Becoming and Being a Physician: A Position Paper of the American College of PhysiciansLisa Soleymani Lehmann, MD, PhD, Lois Snyder Sulmasy, JD, and Sanjay Desai, MD, for the ACP Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights Committee*A Letter to New InternsDarren B. Taichman, MD, PhD, Darilyn V. Moyer, MD, and Christine Laine, MD, MPH 16 May 2017Volume 166, Issue 10Page: 754KeywordsChildrenConflicts of interestDisclosureDrugsFellowshipsResidencySuicide ePublished: 16 May 2017 Issue Published: 16 May 2017 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2017 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...