Reading Room
The reading room includes articles of potential interest to consumers and medical professionals. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect the views of the NC Medical Board, its members and staff.
Physician shortage projected to soar to more than 91,000 in a decade
American Medical News
By Carolyne Krupa
October 11, 2010
Physician Revives a Dying Art: The Physical
The New York Times
By Denise Grady
October 11, 2010
Negative online reviews leave doctors with little recourse
American Medical News
By Amy Lynn Sorrel
October 4, 2010
Drugmakers hold too much influence over doctors’ decisions, public says
American Medical News
By Kevin O’Reilly
September 13, 2010
Fondly, Carolyn: Letters to a young physician
Carolyn Hart, MD, practices neurology in Charlotte, NC. In 2002, she served as president of the Mecklenburg County Medical Society and decided to take the opportunity of preparing the monthly president’s message for the Society’s publication, Mecklenburg Medicine, to present a series of letters to a medical student, W, one of whose parents is a physician and both of whom are friends of hers. Her thoughts serve as a conversational guide for health care professionals at any point in their careers.
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