Review of "The Right Road For Medicine"

In the JAMA article "The Right Road For Medicine", the president, Dr. John Ring, talks about the importance of professionalism and the new ideas of the American Medical Association (AMA). My overall feeling after reading this article is that Dr. Ring is very passionate about his role as a physician and president of the AMA. He says that it is no longer acceptable to allow so many American citizens to go un- or under-insured. This statement is a very hot topic right now, and will be directly affecting our generation. We will be becoming physicians right when our country is remodeling our health care system. I do not know the answer, but I do know that things must and will change. As a future physician, I agree with Dr. Ring that we need to be a "high moral ground of professionalism" no matter what the future holds. Our patients will expect quality care no matter what changes the health care system is going through. Even on days when we are tired and crabby, we need to leave our personal issues at home and put our patient first. Also, Dr. Ring states that becoming a physician means sacrificing certain things for the good of our patients. I think we can all understand this because we are already sacrificing some things in order to dedicate so many years of our lives to studying and learning the field of medicine.