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Welcome to the Institute for Good Medicine at the Pennsylvania Medical Society. 

The Institute for Good Medicine strives to help Pennsylvania patients and doctors by promoting healthy practices.  For the public, through The Patient Poll, the Institute explores a variety of health issues to measure patient knowledge and concerns to give them a voice in health care.  For physicians and medical students, the Institute addresses issues related to professionalism including volunteerism and mentoring. 

A website devoted to the Institute is currently under development.  

To learn more about the I4GM, send an email to cmoran@pamedsoc.org. 

Or to see current work from the I4GM, see the related content below.

Related Content

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  First- and second-year medical students took a much-needed study break recently to practice tying surgical knots. Find out if the program is coming to your school.
• Pennsylvania Medical Society Member Discusses Energy Drinks in NPR Interview
  Pittsburgh pediatrician Anthony Kovatch, MD, a member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, discusses the health effects of highly caffeinated energy drinks in this interview with National Public Radio (NPR).
• Good Medicine for Pennsylvania October 2008
  “Good Medicine for Pennsylvania” featuring Peter Lund, MD, president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, and his member colleagues sharing general medical information to help you live healthier.
• Patients Prefer to Change Diet When Faced With High Cholesterol
  Pennsylvanians would much rather change their diet first before increasing exercise or taking medications to help manage high cholesterol.
• Patients Polled on Diabetes Facts
  Although more than a third of Pennsylvania adults believe the myth that eating too much sugar causes diabetes, they could correctly identify other diabetes facts.
• Most Pennsylvanians Haven’t Prepared an Advance Health Care Directive
  A poll by the Pennsylvania Medical Society found that 84 percent of Pennsylvania adults have not prepared an advance health care directive.
• “Take a Shot!”: Pennsylvania Medical Society Kicks Off Campaign to Encourage Flu Shots
  Patient poll indicates less than 50 percent of Pennsylvania adults plan on being vaccinated this flu season.
• Poll Finds that 42.6 Percent of Pennsylvanians Have Not Considered Being Organ Donors
  The Pennsylvania Medical Society's Institute for Good Medicine conducted the poll to raise awareness of the need for organ donation.
• Pharmaceutical Advertisements Encourage Patients to Ask Physicians about Products
  Many patients ask their physicians about a specific drug or procedure after seeing it advertised.
• Patients Feel Hospital Safety Has Improved, Poll Finds
  Most respondents to a recent poll by the Pennsylvania Medical Society's Institute for Good Medicine said they feel that hospital safety has improved or stabilized in the last 10 years.
• Ten Years of Pharmaceutical Television Advertisements Have Pennsylvanians Asking Their Docs About Medications
  A poll of Pennsylvania adults 10 years after the first direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical television advertisement ran suggests that nearly half of the participants have asked their doctor about a specific prescription drug or medical procedure they saw advertised.
• With Fear of Spreading Germs High, Pennsylvanians Likely to Wash Hands Often, Finds Statewide Health Care Poll
  Nearly 80 percent of Pennsylvanians participating in a recent health care poll say they’re generally concerned about the spread of germs and infections.
• Myth: Sunscreen Is All You Need to Prevent Skin Cancer
  As the weather warms up and Pennsylvanians emerge from hibernation, we dust off the sunscreen, dab it on and head outside—feeling safe from the sun.
• Good Medicine for Pennsylvania July 2008
  Welcome to “Good Medicine for Pennsylvania” featuring Peter Lund, MD, president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, and his member colleagues sharing general medical information to help you live healthier.
• Good Medicine for Pennsylvania April 2008
  Welcome to “Good Medicine for Pennsylvania” featuring Peter Lund, MD, president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, and his member colleagues sharing general medical information to help you live healthier.
• Good Medicine for Pennsylvania
  This monthly column is brought to you as a public service of the Society’s Institute for Good Medicine.
• Good Medicine for Pennsylvania
  A new column, "Good Medicine for Pennsylvania" is a public service of the Society’s Institute for Good Medicine, sharing general medical information to live healthier.

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