Can Doctors Maintain Good Character? An Examination of Physician Lives

Journal of Medical Humanities 37 (4):419-433 (2016)
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Abstract

Can doctors maintain good character? This paper shifts the focus from patient care to ethical considerations that bear on the physician and impact her as a person. By decentering patient care, the paper highlights certain factors that habituate a particular way of reasoning that is not conducive to inculcating good character. Such factors include, standards of professionalism, being influenced by external monitors, and emphasis on adherence to guidelines. While such factors may benefit patients, they often adversely affect the character of physicians.

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Saba Fatima
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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