Ableism in admissions processes and expectations set by technical standards can undermine equity in medical school admissions.

Obstacles for applicants with disabilities illuminate admission practices that could help craft a clinical workforce that is appropriately diverse and prepared to give just, patient-centered care.

Religious and cultural values can conflict with clinical standard practice and law.

Although organ donation conflicts with self-interest, because donation is vital to the community, interventions to increase it are ethically justified.

Judgmentalism applied to patients from poor and marginalized communities exacerbates health inequity and illuminates the importance of contextualizing a patient’s care.

Establishing criteria for compassion maximization would help us do better than harm minimization.