After Class Medical Ethics

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We are a group of medical students navigating our way through the world, asking questions about education, the future of healthcare, and everything in between.

Heli Patel, Mike McCarthy, Grace Severance, Carrie Purcell, & Anthony Medvedev


    • Aug 25, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Episode 10: Informed Consent with Dr. Benjamin Stoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2023 18:23


    Informed consent is a complex topic which encompasses more than just risk disclosure, but involves decision making and dialogue. Keeping autonomy at the center, we discuss nuances of communication, timing, and how to most ethically discuss consenting to a procedure.

    Episode 9: Surrogate Decision Making and Palliative Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 41:37


    Welcome back! For today's episode, I got to sit down with Dr. Erin Kelly, a fellow in Palliative and Hospice Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, to discuss surrogate decision making - what it is, how does it affect patient care, and how do doctors and surrogate decision makers work together to make the best decisions for patients when they can't communicate their desires themselves. We also finish the episode with a fantastic discussion about Palliative Medicine and why you should keep it on your radar if you're a medical student deciding on what specialty to go into. We hope you enjoy this episode! (And please excuse any recording errors!)

    Episode 8: No One Dies Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 44:25


    Death is an integral part of the human experience. For many, it is perceived as a sad or uncomfortable process, but it doesn't have to be. Today, Grace and Anthony sit down with Jared Raikin and Emily Folse, student leaders from Jefferson's chapter of No One Dies Alone, to discuss this natural transition in human life for those going through it and those by their side.

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    Episode 7: Personalism with Dr. John Di Camillo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 45:05


    Michael sits down with John A. Di Camillo, PhD to discuss the philosophy of personalism, its history, his experience as a translator, and what personalism has to teach us about clinical medicine. Further reading: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/personalism/ https://dappledthings.org/2075/personalist-bioethics-a-translators-reflections/ Personalist Bioethics Amazon link

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    Episode 6: Holiday Wishlists

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 32:52


    Mike, Grace, and Heli get festive for the final episode of 2020...   (Closing music credit to https://hymnary.org/media/fetch/179359)

    To the End: Topics in End of Life Care - Patient Autonomy & Informed Consent

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 45:48


    We're pleased to introduce “To the End: Topics in End of Life Care”, a six part mini-series that focuses on ethical questions surrounding the decisions we make at the end of life. In this episode, we discuss patient autonomy and informed consent as critical components of healthcare ethics and delivery.

    Episode 5: Humility in Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 35:46


    In this episode of After Class, Heli has a candid conversation about humility in medicine with Dr. Jeffrey Baliff. The word “humility” shares origins with “humane” and “humanity”. Genuine humility involves cultivating an attitude of respect towards every life. Here we discuss a unique take on personal humility and imposter syndrome and hear some inspiring advice for medical students.

    Episode 4: Rural Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 39:20


    In this episode, we are exploring rural medicine with Dr. Robert Motley. From the ethics of access to care to the challenges of recruiting physicians, we discuss both the progress of rural medicine and its future. Additional information: TED Talk “Changing the World, Fast,” Dr. Sanjeev Arora (Project ECHO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY5nlJxac0g Project ECHO: https://hsc.unm.edu/echo/ PA Rural Health Association: https://paruralhealth.org/ PA Community Health Centers Career Center: https://www.pachc.org/Career-Center National Rural Association: Policy Documents page: https://www.ruralhealthweb.org/advocate/policy-documents Rural Health Information Hub: https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/ and https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/guides Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts (interactive): https://www.kff.org/statedata/

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    Episode 3: Virtue Ethics, Edmund Pellegrino, and Autonomy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 23:29


    In this episode, Michael explores the topic of Virtue Ethics. A philosophy traced back to Aristotle, Virtue Ethics is concerned with the formation of virtuous individuals based on ideal character traits. The life and work of Dr. Edmund Pellegrino, the father of bioethics and a famed proponent of this philosophy, is also discussed. What can Aristotle and Pellegrino teach us about being a good doctor, and what do they have to say about physician autonomy? Relevant Articles and Links: Edmund D. Pellegrino, Patient and Physician Autonomy: Conflicting Rights and Obligations in the Physician-Patient Relationship, 10 J. Contemp. Health L. & Pol'y 47 (1994). Pellegrino ED. Educating The Humanist Physician: An Ancient Ideal Reconsidered. JAMA. 1974;227(11):1288–1294. doi:10.1001/jama.1974.03230240046024 Stahl RY, Emanuel EJ. Physicians, Not Conscripts - Conscientious Objection in Health Care. N Engl J Med. 2017 Apr 6;376(14):1380-1385. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsb1612472. PMID: 28379789. Responses to Stahl & Emanuel: https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc1706233?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed https://www.georgetown.edu/news/bioethics-founder-georgetown-professor-pellegrino-passes-away/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ethics-virtue/

    Episode 2: Compassion in Healthcare

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 40:55


    What is the role of compassion in patient care? Who bears the burden of this responsibility? How does compassion affect physicians? Is compassion an antidote to burnout? We are exploring these questions and offering our personal opinions in this episode!

    Episode 1: Deontology and Utilitarianism

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 38:04


    Welcome to the first episode of After Class: A Medical Ethics podcast! Here we talk about two foundational principles of medical ethics and have a student panel discussion. Suggestions for further reading: "Utilitarian and deontological ethics in medicine" by Mandal et al. "Should the practice of medicine be a deontological or utilitarian enterprise?" by Garbutt and Davies

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