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.

When responding to an ad for a job caring for patient-detainees along the US southern border, applicants should anticipate the need to navigate dual loyalties.

Force feeding, unnecessary x-rays, misusing health information, and discharging unstable patients are classic dual-loyalty dilemmas reminiscent of the Holocaust.

Some refugees’ illness experiences preclude them from testifying and accurately representing their own interests during asylum adjudication proceedings.

As health professionals, DACA recipients increase diversity in the health care work force and are well positioned to promote health equity.

Clinicians must avoid violating professional ethical principles and patients’ legal rights and they may not ever discriminate. So, what does that mean in practice?

This drawing portrays 3 perspectives on deliberate emergent dialysis for undocumented immigrants with kidney disease.

Countering the prevailing thought that more medical testing and treatment is always better can be achieved by creating a forum for open discussion of costs and value to prevent patient harm from overuse.

Dr Lisa M. Meeks joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Christopher Moreland: “How Should We Build Disability-Inclusive Medical School Admissions?”