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Update - September 2000, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics

Update

In this issue:

-- Takanobu Kinjo, Scott Winters and Nicole Wurscher graduate with degrees in Ethics and Ministry
-- Robert and Joyce Orr return to Vermont
-- Medical Theodicy Today
-- Changing our Genes: Medical Promises and Ethical Threats

Update - March 2000, Loma Linda University Center For Christian Bioethics

Update

In this issue:

-- National conference explores the future of faith-based health care
-- Ruth Macklin Judges Bioethical Relativism (Commentary)
-- Conditional Imortality and Cognitive Neuroscience
-- Clinical Ethics Consultation

The Ethics Of Caring And Medical Education, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp

William T.Branch Jr.MD

The ethics of caring, though the subject of much recent discussion by philosophers, has hardly been applied to medical ethics and medical education. Based on receptivity (that is, empathy and compassion) toward and taking responsibility for other persons, the ethics of caring has particular relevance to medicine. Caring guides the physician always to remain the patient's advocate and to maintain the therapeutic relationship when dealing with and resolving ethical dilemmas. This article discusses the philosophy behind the ethics of caring and then explores three issues that arise within its context: receptivity, taking responsibility, and creating an educational environment that fosters …