Incarceration history adds to the clinical and ethical complexity of surgical care for patients who require an ostomy, especially when secondary to trauma.
Safety-net hospitals care for patients who are incarcerated and are key environments in which surgical trainees learn to wield their professional autonomy.
AMA J Ethics. 2025;27(4):E263-268. doi:
10.1001/amajethics.2025.263.
Kala T. Pham joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Rachel W. Davis: “Ethics of Learning Surgical Autonomy in Safety-Net Hospital Systems With Patients Who Are Incarcerated.”