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Medical Ethics Is More Like Chess Than Checkers, Peter G. Holub
Medical Ethics Is More Like Chess Than Checkers, Peter G. Holub
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Some naysayers say, “Ethics can’t be taught and good character can’t be learned.” This belief is based on the notion that there is a small window of opportunity, sometime between birth and the teenage years, when a person either develops moral character or doesn’t. Parenting gets most of the credit…or all of the blame. If this perspective is true, then what’s the point of trying to teach ethics to medical, nursing and allied health students?
Commentary: Care Is A Noun And A Verb, Peter G. Holub
Commentary: Care Is A Noun And A Verb, Peter G. Holub
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Care is a living word that binds us to our patients and to each other. The desire to care for others is the motivation for everything we do. Whether healthcare system or health care provider or health-care reform, the singular mission is patient care. The motto for healthcare is Cum scientia caritas (Latin for scientific knowledge applied with care). The only challenge to this most rudimentary tenet for caring depends on how we define care.