Translating ethical theories into clinical practice presents a perennial challenge to
educators. While many suggestions have been put forth to bridge the theory-practice gap …

Today physicians recognize that they must confront and handle ethical dilemmas, just as
they do other, more routine clinical matters when caring for patients. 1 At the same time …

Teaching Clinical Ethics at the Bedside: William Osler and the Essential Role of the Hospitalist |
Journal of Ethics | American Medical Association Skip to main content AMA Journal of Ethics ® …

The changing context of medical practice—bureaucratic, political, or economic—demands
that doctors have the knowledge and skills to face these new realities. Such changes …

The clinical ethics framework that is typically taught to medical students and residents is
deeply flawed, and the result of using this framework exclusively to resolve ethical conflicts …

​ The goal of this open access book is to develop an approach to clinical health care ethics
that is more accessible to, and usable by, health professionals than the now-dominant …

Formal training in clinical ethics must become a central part of residency curricula to prepare
practitioners to manage the ethical dimensions of patient care. Residency educators must …

This article describes some changes in outpatient care and how these changes inform the
ethical challenges that are unique to outpatient medicine. With a clearer picture of the …

Debates regarding clinical ethicists' scope of practice are not novel and will continue to
evolve. Rapid changes in healthcare delivery, outcomes, and expectations have …

“Ethics makes us more critical of what we are doing—to bring us back daily to thinking about
what it is to be a good doctor.” 1 (p38) Physicians are finding it difficult to apply ethical …