Temporary Memory Steal: Transient Global Amnesia Secondary to Nephrolithiasis.

Transient global amnesia (TGA) is typified by an abrupt and transient anterograde amnesia, "with repetitive questioning and often variable retrograde amnesia persisting up to 24 hours." A 54-year-old male presented to our emergency department with paroxysms of left-sided flank pain, suggestive of renal colic. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen/pelvis revealed a three-millimeter left ureterovesicular-junction calculus.

Ethical concerns related to grateful patient philanthropy: the physician's perspective.

Background: Philanthropic contributions to academic medical centers from grateful patients support research, patient care, education, and capital projects. The goal of this study was to identify the ethical concerns associated with philanthropic gifts from grateful patients.

Methods: A qualitative study design was selected.

The intersection between clinical excellence and role modeling in medicine.

Background: Role modeling is an integral component of medical education. The literature suggests that being a clinically excellent academic physician and serving as a role model for trainees are integrally related.

Purpose: To explore the relationship between being considered clinically excellent and being considered an effective role model.