1st Edition

Masterclass in Medicine Lessons from the Experts

Edited By Marcy B. Bolster, Jason Liebowitz, Philip Seo Copyright 2025
218 Pages 4 Color & 11 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

218 Pages 4 Color & 11 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

218 Pages 4 Color & 11 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Nearly every medical school around the world teaches a class about the clinical foundations of medicine and how to start the process of becoming a skilled and caring physician. However, there has never been a book on it—until now. This premier text brings together talented and renowned physicians from across the globe in order to discuss important topics related to clinical excellence, including... Read more

Foreword

Preface

Editor Biographies

List of Contributors

1 The Good Doctor

David H. Johnson

2 Personomics

Roy C. Ziegelstein

3 Diagnosis

Jerome P. Kassirer

4 Fun Stuff

Suzanne Koven

5 Mentorship in Medical Education and Training

Theodore A. Stern

6 Empathy

James Kahn

7 Clinical Reasoning and Judgment

Stephen A. Paget

8 Practicing Principled Medicine

Jerome P. Kassirer

9 Diversity

John Patrick T. Co

10 Peer Learning

Roy Phitayakorn

11 Establishing Rapport with Patients

Ronald J. Anderson

12 Communicating a Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Plan: A Patient’s Journey

Rache M. Simmons

13 Medical Humanism

Richard M. Silver

14 Bach on the Hudson, or the Transformative Creativity of Attention

Rita Charon

15 Partnering with Patients

David B. Hellmann

16 A Medical Education

David S. Pisetsky

17 At the Bedside and Beyond: Improving Health through Patient Advocacy

Michele Barry

18 Respect

Dean L. Winslow

19 Communication and Collaboration

Sharon D. Solomon

20 Biosocial Medicine

Ralph I. Horwitz and Mark R. Cullen

21 Professionalism and Ethics in Medicine

Robert G. Lahita

22 Dealing with Uncertainty

Arabella S. Begin and Katrina A. Armstrong

23 Falling Short

Daniel Shalev and Vicki A. Jackson

24 Physician Burnout

Marcela G. del Carmen

25 Saying Goodbye

Nancy Bates Allen

Biography

Jason Liebowitz, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. His research and writings have been published in The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, JAMA Internal Medicine, Arthritis Care and Research, and The Journal of Graduate Medical Education. He is a co-editor of the textbook Clinical Innovation in Rheumatology: Past, Present, and Future and a co-editor of the textbook series Interdisciplinary Rheumatology. He has a strong interest in medical education and serves as the co-director of the Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology medical student course at Columbia University.

Philip Seo, MD, MHS is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University and the Rheumatology Physician Editor for UpToDate. He was the Director of the Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center and the Director of the Johns Hopkins Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program for 11 years, and recently completed his tenure as Physician Editor for The Rheumatologist, a publication of the American College of Rheumatology. In 2021, he received the American College of Rheumatology's Distinguished Clinician Scholar Award, which is awarded annually to a rheumatologist who makes outstanding contributions in clinical medicine, clinical scholarship, or education.

Marcy B. Bolster, MD is a rheumatologist and the Director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. She is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She has a strong interest in medical education across the spectrum of learners, and she has helped train more than 70 rheumatology fellows. Her commitment to medical education focuses on curriculum design, assessment, mentorship, and professionalism. She is the recipient of the 2019 American College of Rheumatology Distinguished Program Director Award, the 2019 Partners (now Mass General Brigham) Outstanding Program Director Award, and the 2021 Arthritis Foundation Marian Ropes Lifetime Achievement Award.

"This book captures a crucial aspect of training that is, sadly, diminishing — the wisdom and insight gained from working with master clinicians."