Title |
Can Doctors Maintain Good Character? An Examination of Physician Lives
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Published in |
Journal of Medical Humanities, March 2016
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DOI | 10.1007/s10912-016-9385-5 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Saba Fatima |
Abstract |
Can doctors maintain good character? This paper shifts the focus from patient care to ethical considerations that bear on the physician and impact her as a person. By decentering patient care, the paper highlights certain factors that habituate a particular way of reasoning that is not conducive to inculcating good character. Such factors include, standards of professionalism, being influenced by external monitors, and emphasis on adherence to guidelines. While such factors may benefit patients, they often adversely affect the character of physicians. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 14% |
United States | 2 | 14% |
Sweden | 1 | 7% |
Belgium | 1 | 7% |
Unknown | 8 | 57% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 10 | 71% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 14% |
Scientists | 1 | 7% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 18 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 5 | 26% |
Lecturer | 3 | 16% |
Other | 2 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 5% |
Professor | 1 | 5% |
Other | 3 | 16% |
Unknown | 4 | 21% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 47% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 11% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 11% |
Psychology | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 5 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
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