Word: professional
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
The U.S. medical establishment is more than aware of its affinity for lucre. No doctor will admit entering the profession for money's sake, and in reality it is doubtful that the long ordeals of medical school, residency and internship draw more of the nation's wealth-seeking students than...
Like federal administrations of late, the medical establishment suffers from a lack of foresight. By essentially offering financial rewards for careers it considers crucial, the medical community cheapens its profession and creates no vital interest in primary care--or in any other form of care, for that matter.
The American Medical Association, while advocating an increase in the supply of primary care physicians, justly opposes such coercive goals. These moves, seemingly motivated by pure apprehension, are made without any thoughtful consideration. They, too, tend to demean a worthy profession.
I admit to knowing little about specific law school admission criteria, but I can say with reasonable confidence that there is not a preponderance of Asians in the field. I am pre-law, and I cannot count the number of times people have tried to dissuade me from attempting to...
Progressive-era muckrakers interpreted a newspaper's responsibility as its commitment to defend community members who lacked the blessings of liberty. Joseph Pulitzer, who purchased the New York World in the 1880s, left the journalism profession a legacy of yellow reporting, but he also left a credo that challenges newspapers...