December 2004
Dateline: Washington (15K PDF)
- Election brings more physicians to Washington
- Dr. Fischer testifies on Medicare coverage
- Election results mixed on state liability reform
- Polls show support for reform
- Requirements for informed consents and operative notes revised
- NIH awards new loan repayment contracts
- NIH launches new cancer research initiative
Presidential Address: Harvey Cushing and the unity of surgery (565K PDF)
In The Driver's Seat: State Legislatures Speed Through 2004 (30K PDF)
Socioeconomic tips: Surgeons express new optimism at Clinical Congress (23K PDF)
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