What is a Physician? | Do No Harm, Ep. 1
What is a physician? Are they a mere vending machine for patients, a technician of power, or something else entirely?
Dive into this question as we return to the foundational principles of medicine, its goals and guiding star in this first episode of "Do No Harm: A Crisis in Medical Ethics." Who is Hippocrates? Why does his oath still matter today?
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In Episode One, "The Foundation of Medical Ethics," physicians trace medicine's 2,000-year commitment to do no harm and why that commitment is being reinterpreted. They walk through the four principles of medical ethics, how patient autonomy has come to override the rest, and what changes when informed consent gives way to informed choice.
"Do No Harm: A Crisis in Medical Ethics" is a four-part series from Hillsdale College on our current crisis in medicine. Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss each episode when they air.
Episode two drops Thursday, November 5th.
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