The remainder of this decade clearly will require the thoughtful application of clinical science in the delivery of effective, team-provided care for patients in an era of constrained resources. We hope that this column will continue to help you meet these challenges in the year ahead.
This column, “The Effective Physician,” regularly appears in Internal Medicine News, an Elsevier publication. Dr. Golden (left) is professor of medicine and public health, and Dr. Hopkins is program director for the internal medicine/pediatrics combined residency program at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. Write to Dr. Golden and Dr. Hopkins at imnews@elsevier.com. They reported having no conflicts of interest