Here are the top posts from this past week, based on the number of times they were viewed.

1. A physician assistant writes to the doctors of America. There is angst in my profession, but many PAs don’t openly voice it.

2. The war on pubic hair must end. I must have missed the declaration of war on pubic hair.

3. How to discharge a patient from your practice. Occasionally, you may encounter patients who you no longer wish to treat.

4. A moral imperative to address the costs of training our doctors. Despite the landmark progress of recent healthcare reform, it missed the mark on long term cost control by failing to address medical education.

5. The exhaustion of emergency physicians, and its toll on patients and family. When I advise students about how to choose a specialty, I suggest that they seek out advice from physicians who are at least 10 years out of residency and leading the type of life they hope to have in the future.