AMA Journal of Ethics^®

Abundant evidence demonstrates that enduring, endemic racism plays an important role in determining patient health.

Patients’ adherence to recommendations can unjustly influence their candidacy for a current intervention.

Abolition medicine and reproductive justice are synergistic approaches that advance a radical vision of a racially just world.

Clinicians with obligations to patients and to organizations often assess patients in law enforcement for both therapeutic and nontherapeutic purposes.

Tactical emergency medical personnel direct triage and resource allocation and administer immediate interventions.

Despite availability of good national oral health curricula for medical trainees, most physicians are ill-equipped to identify oral cancers or avoid unnecessary referrals.

Some patients who need general medical care before a dental intervention can suffer increased risk for poor outcomes if they have compromised access to care.