Dr Robert Field and Dr Yashaswini Singh join the AMA Journal of Ethics Grand Rounds series to discuss what patients and clinicians should know about private equity in health care.

Private equity firms’ acquisition and management of physicians’ practices have been associated with increased cost and diminished quality.

Incarceration history adds to the clinical and ethical complexity of surgical care for patients who require an ostomy, especially when secondary to trauma.

The US has the most individuals who are incarcerated worldwide.

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

Patients’ rights to evidence-based standard of care should not be compromised for patients who are incarcerated.

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.”

This article considers AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions relevant to the care of patients who are incarcerated.

Surgical research involving patients who are incarcerated is fraught with ethical, logistical, and practical questions.

This article suggests how organizations can help surgeons experiencing regret and help sustain their impulses to practice.