The concept stewardship borrows from collective action problems that cannot be solved by individuals only, just like those discussed in environmental ethics.
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A physician argues in favor of moving family residency programs into local ambulatory clinics as a way to strengthen community-based physicians and link practical patient care to academic medical centers.