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...Oglesby Paul, the Med School's director of admissions, attributed the drop to the upward spiraling cost of medical school and to a general concern that the market is currently being flooded with doctors...
...commend the Med School for reviewing its policy towards letters of reference and add out voice to those already calling for adoption of the committee's code. Its swift acceptance is particularly important given the heinous nature of the incident from which the recommendation report stemmed--the case of the two Med School doctors who endorsed Dr. Arif Hussain, a convicted gang-rapist, for a Buffalo hospital...
However, we hasten to remind the Med School that any successful policy requires more than words. Its new "common sense" doctrine has already been widely and tragically flouted: the school has even had to form a special committee to remind doctors of their responsibilities. The Med School must thus put both its moral and institutional force behind its words. In the future, the school must immediately sever all its ties with doctors who write such misleading or morally dishonest letters of recommendation. The threat that a doctor caught in a serious error of omission, would have his ties instantly...
After lengthy investigations both the Medical School and the Massachusetts Medical Society recently released reports dealing with the letters of recommendation. In early January the Med School released a "golden rule" policy which stated that letters must include comments about both a doctor's strengths and weaknesses. The policy was called a statement of common sense but still a somewhat needed affirmation of principles. "The whole medical community was really shaken [by the Hussain recommendations]." r. Curtis Prout, assistant clinical professor of medicine, said last week...
Although most administrators and faculty members agree that doctors should strive to write more balanced--and truthful--letters, there are lingering fears about the implications such a policy might have for Harvard Med School students if carried out in practice...