AMA Journal of Ethics

For an adolescent patient with extreme anorexia nervosa, steps for expressing compassion during a force intervention need to be clear.

Parens patriae, the state as parent, can be enacted during forced clinical interventions.

Establishing criteria for compassion maximization would help us do better than harm minimization.

This article considers force use in clinical settings after a triggering event—a behavioral or medical crisis—and considers how it should be implemented.

One health system’s development and validation of inequity measures across patient groups demonstrates an approach that could be nationally scalable.

Aligning merit-based approaches with holistic approaches and equitable candidate evaluation can improve admissions processes, support learners, and improve patient care.

The opioid crisis, maternal death, and COVID-19 underscore trust as foundational to public health and call for redefinition of what it means to be a US clinician.

LaShyra Nolen, the first Black woman to serve as Harvard Medical School’s student council president, joins us to discuss health equity, community engagement, and the future of health professional school curricular design.

The health status of the US population remains poor when compared to that of similar nations. There are lessons for us from Cuba.

Christopher Ogolla talks about applying equal protection under the US Constitution to advance health equity.