Miranda B. Olson, MSc, Stacey Springs, PhD, and Jay Baruch, MD
Responsible arts in health research requires interrogating what counts as evidence, especially when the insistence on rigor risks oversimplifying and diminishing what’s ineffable about the arts.
AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(7):E617-621. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.617.
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.
Mark Gilbert, PhD, Regina Idoate, PhD, Anthony Ryan, MD, and Kenneth Rockwood, MD
In arts-based-research, knowledge and meaning emerge from human experiences of being in dynamic, ambiguous, intentional, and ethical relationships with each other and the arts.
AMA J Ethics. 2022;24(7):E646-656. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2022.646.
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.
Denisse Rojas Marquez, MD, MPP and Hazel Lever, MD, MPH
“Very important persons” care contributes to multitiered, racially segregated health service delivery streams that influence clinicians’ conceptions of what patients deserve from them.
AMA J Ethics. 2023;25(1):E66-71. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2023.66.
Dr Lisa Lehmann joins Ethics Talk to discuss “grateful patient programs,” pressures clinicians face to fundraise on behalf of health care organizations for which they work, and whether “VIP” care really is better for patients.
Dr Evguenia S. Popova joins Ethics Talk to discuss how collaborations between academic health centers and arts institutions can help students build their professional skills in empathic responsiveness and communication.