. . . is, indeed, a proposition hard to solve, as most of us do need every dollar that honestly comes our way; but if our work is only half done, if we have neglected some important point in diagnosis, and thereby omitted some equally important measure in treatment, have our dollars been honestly earned? Let us start out with and VIIcarry in mind this axiom of a truly ethical life, that success in medicine cannot be measured by commercial success; that, while no sensible man can neglect the business side of his vocation, or refuse to demand and collect just compensation for his service, such compensation cannot be measured in dollars and cents alone; that a good conscience and whole-souled devotion to duty, giving ungrudgingly of the very best that is in you to those that have confided in you, will be your very best asset when the final account is made up.

May I impress the fact upon you that an ethical man, with a just appreciation of his duty to. . . Read More