Maxwell F. Lydiatt and William M. Lydiatt, MD, MBA
Portraiture facilitates learners’ explorations of their own and others’ biases, limitations, and approaches to gathering information from and about a source.
AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(6):E499-504. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2020.499.
Sofie Layton, MRes, Jo Wray, PhD, Victoria Walsh, PhD, and Giovanni Biglino, PhD
Based on an artist’s, bioengineer’s, and health psychologist’s reflections on pediatric and adult group workshop practice settings, this article suggests 8 dimensions of risk that deserve ethical attention.
AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(7):E638-645. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.638.
Critical race theory tools of evaluating stock characters and counter stories can help clinicians and researchers illuminate experiences of those at the margins.
AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(3):E212-217. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.212.
Osler’s contributions to the philosophy and practice of medicine foreground characteristics of a compassionate caregiver, including imperturbability and equanimity.
AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(12):E1166-1171. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.1166.
Sofie Layton joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Jo Wray, Victoria Walsh, and Giovanni Biglino: “What Arts-and-Health Practices Teach Us About Participation, Re-presentation, and Risk.”
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.
Physicians’ creative writing is a form of narrative ethics that can mitigate burnout and promote new ways of engaging with burn patients and caregivers.
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(6):589-594. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.6.pnar1-1806.