title: Osler's advice to "shun politics" is outdated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, CA 94602, USA. mswift@acmedctr.org
authors.forename: Mini B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Swift
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Altman
authors.forename: Geneve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Allison
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iton
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kears
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Alden H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Harken
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013660:Taxes; D014481:United States