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The Moral Orientations of Justice and Care among Young Physicians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2003

DONNIE J. SELF
Affiliation:
College of Medicine in the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center in College Station, Texas
NANCY S. JECKER
Affiliation:
School of Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle
DeWITT C. BALDWIN
Affiliation:
Institute for Ethics and Scholar in Residence at the American Medical Association in Chicago, Illinois
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High moral standards and adherence to a moral code have long been strong tenets of the profession of medicine, even though there have been occasional lapses that have led to renewed calls for a revitalization of moral integrity in medicine. Certainly, a moral component has generally been held to be an important aspect of the concept of a physician.

Type
SPECIAL SECTION: PRAXIS: ETHICAL ISSUES IN MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press