Annie Le, MPH, Kara Miller, MA, and Juliet McMullin, PhD
Reading illness narratives as part of cultural competency training can enhance medical students’ awareness of contexts, including structural inequities.
AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(3):304-311. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.msoc1-1703.
E. Berryhill McCarty, MA, MSHCPM and Lance Wahlert, PhD
Global transformation demanded by COVID-19 prompts consideration of how prior epidemics have shaped our cultural and sociological understandings of health care experiences.
AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(5):E423-427. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2021.423.
High reliability organizations operate in complex, high-hazard domains for extended periods without serious accidents, catastrophic failures, or ecological health threats.
AMA J Ethics. 2024;26(2):E171-178. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2024.171.
Malaria, HIV and tuberculosis rage as perpetual epidemics in developing nations. Developed nations have an ethical duty and compelling socioeconomic reasons for combatting these global infectious diseases.