In preparing this book, I engaged dozens of professional and lay persons in conversations
about ethics. I heard many quips that were thought provoking. Some stood out:(1)“Ethics is …

This book is a journey towards mutual understanding—it says so in the title—but between
whom? In this book we bring together the voices of emerging and established healthcare …

" Educating in Ethics for the Professions: A Compendium of Research, Theory, Practice, and
an Agenda for the Future" offers a state-of-the-art discussion on the part of applied (" …

Ethical reasoning is a basic feature of human life, inherent to the ways we think and act.
Ethics teaching should improve students' and clinicians' ethical understanding by providing …

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 …

This book presents the core elements of a therapeutic relationship from the patient's
perspective. It is based on extensive discussions with 58 patients with a wide range of …

In the process of professionalization, the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
(ASBH) has emphasized process and knowledge as core competencies for clinical ethics …

The traditional structure of medical school curriculum in the United States consists of 2 years
of pre-clinical study followed by 2 years of clinical rotations. In this essay, I propose that this …

Classroom-based ethics education, in health professions education programs at a university
in the United States, was explored in a pilot study to determine a basis for creating an …

With the Healthcare Ethics Consultant Certification (HEC-C) offered through the American
Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH), the practice of clinical ethics has taken a …