Ethics and science inform EMTs’ and paramedics’ decisions to initiate, continue, or terminate resuscitation.

Private equity firms’ acquisition and management of physicians’ practices have been associated with increased cost and diminished quality.

Private equity companies have no ethical or legal duties to patients and strive to maximize financial returns for their investors.

Patients’ rights to evidence-based standard of care should not be compromised for patients who are incarcerated.

Incarceration history adds to the clinical and ethical complexity of surgical care for patients who require an ostomy, especially when secondary to trauma.

Surgeons have important legal and ethical obligations to patients who are incarcerated and accompanied by carceral facility personnel.

Navigating regret experiences with support from mentors and peers is essential for surgeon well-being, a healthy surgical culture, and optimal patient care.

Surgeons’ regret experiences arising from factors beyond their control might mean that organizations need to step up and help.

As more students, trainees, and clinicians engage in acts of professional resistance, professional accountability is needed when such acts influence patient care.

Thoughtful, intentional action and consistent, clear communication are key in these clinical encounters.