Supporting burn patients physically, psychologically, and emotionally during their recovery can be a challenge. This month on Ethics Talk, we explore how medical teams can ensure that patients are given the holistic care they need.
Interprofessional collaboration is a vital part of medical education. When a medical student resists learning from a nurse-midwife on a rotation, how should an academic medical faculty member respond?
AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):898-902. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.ecas2-1609.
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.
Nicole D. Damari, MS, Karan S. Ahluwalia, Anthony J. Viera, MD, MPH, and Adam O. Goldstein, MD, MPH
Continuing medical education (CME) attendance on gun safety is associated with firearm safety counseling and asking patients with depression about guns.
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(1):56-68. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.1.stas1-1801.