Private equity margin maximization and profit-making strategies focus on acquisition, short-term ownership, and sale of health care entities, including residency program opportunities.

Safety-net hospitals care for patients who are incarcerated and are key environments in which surgical trainees learn to wield their professional autonomy.

The US has the most individuals who are incarcerated worldwide.

Surgeons’ regret experiences arising from factors beyond their control might mean that organizations need to step up and help.

Patients’ pain experiences are subjective, diverse, and can be based on trauma, adverse childhood events, and previous labor.

Coded data from patients’ health records are used in epidemiological research about incidence or prevalence of disease, drug safety monitoring, or long-term cohort tracking.

This article offers examples of connections between built environments and health outcomes and regulation of built environments. 

William J. Hercules joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr David A. Deemer: “What Should Health Professions Trainees Learn About Built Environment Activism?”

Neuroscience should be at the core of a sound sleep health curriculum, especially in early classroom-based medical education. 

Dr Christy A. Rentmeester joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: “Should We Think of Early Career Cheaters as Capable of Stewardship?”