Topic: medical ethics

We assume that many of our lady readers have had surgery at some point in their adult lives. But did you know there’s a chance that a med student practiced doing a pelvic exam on you while you were under anesthesia? Apparently this is a completely acceptable practice in hospitals around the world, and doctors don’t see anything unethical about it. In fact, in the March 2003 issue of the American Journal of OB/GYN, the residency director of Johns Hopkins said, “I don’t think any of us even think about it. It’s just so standard as to how you train medical students.” More »