Ethics and professional development: a primer for doctors in training

While dealing with colleagues, patients and relatives of patients, doctors have to practice ethical behavior. This paper describes some basics on etiquette, ethics, people management skills, team work, politeness, etc which will give doctors 3 C’s: Competence, Confidence and Compassion, which in turn will enable doctors ascend rapidly in health care organizations. It is suggested that principles of etiquette and ethics be acquired by medical students while in training itself so that they can implement them and use them from day one in the hospital they join. Whether these principles should be part of medical curriculum is a matter to be decided by appropriate authorities

Mycophenolic acid: a drug with a potential beyond renal transplantation

Mycophenolic acid is an anti-metabolite immunosuppressant. It inhibits the enzyme inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase, which is essential for purine synthesis. It is indicated in prevention of rejection after renal transplantation. It is one of the few drugs, which were discovered more than a century ago and still in active use. This review discusses the other current and potential uses of the drug