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Patients’ cultural, religious, and social norms deserve respect, but some decisions’ effects on patients’ outcomes can be unjust and ethically troubling.
This article offers a personal viewpoint on intersections among race, class, and culture and key roles each plays in motivating equitable, inclusive admissions.
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10.1001/amajethics.2021.208.
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Adapting content in response to new science is common, but educators can struggle to offer current questions that matter to students.
AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(2):E127-131. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2021.127.
Being marked as an “other” outside of the circle of human concern expresses tension between principles of liberty and equality and exacerbates health inequity.
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10.1001/amajethics.2021.166.