Clinicians have an ethical obligation to promote health equity in their communities. This month, we discuss how clinicians worked to expose the water crisis in Flint, and explore ways that clinicians can combat systemic injustice and promote health equity.

Surgeon Dr Sara Scarlet and anesthesiologist Dr Patricia Doerr discuss their perspectives on surgeon-anesthesiologist relationships.

Dr Madeline Ward joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Why We Need to Stop Labeling Behaviors Influencing a Person’s Weight Ideal or Healthy."

Jorie Braunold joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Fat Norms and the AMA.”

Dr Rozalina G. McCoy joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Andrew J. Torres: “How to Better Value EMS Clinicians as Key Care Team Members.”

AMA Journal of Ethics editor Audiey Kao, MD, PhD, interviewed Richard Pan, MD, MPH, about how, as a physician and legislator, he seeks to protect public health in light of recurrent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases.

Dr Lauren Hale joins Ethics Talk to discuss sleep health and help us learn how we can all sleep better.

Neuroscientist Dr Daniel J. Levitin and therapeutic musician Judy Friesem join Ethics Talk to discuss how music affects the brain and what role music can have in peace-making in clinical settings.

Dr Jeanne Kisacky joins Ethics Talk to discuss changes in hospital design from the late 1800s to the present, and human-centered design specialist John Meyer explains how “design thinking” can help health professionals provide better care for patients.

Dr Erica Kaufman West joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Which Factors Matter Most When Using Vaccines to Combat Zoonoses?”