Ethics (not law): Do you think a medical physician's first duty is to her loyal staff or to an equally loyal and care-responsible patient?
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patients always. Hippocratic oath makes that clear.
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Actually @chrisorourke there is nothing in the original or modern Hippocratic oath that explicitly states the patient is first in the sort.
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The oath now is about subjugation of physician to the calling, not playing "at" god, compassion, disease prevention and such, @chrisorourke
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“First do no harm” seems ethically rock solid in it’s serve the patients needs.
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"First do no harm" is not the Hippocratic oath. A popular quote, and while likely inspired by, is not part of the oath itself. @chrisorourke
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What's interesting to me is that the patient is actually as or more duty-bound to the treatment relationship as any doctor is.
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I only know this stuff because I've been a sick kitten for the majority of my life. I would have preferred not knowing it ;-)
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I learned it in med school before dropping out due to 💰💰💰💰💰💰 I couldn't afford 😕
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Replying to @chrisorourke
Do you miss not having had that opportunity? Do you still have the interest and passion to be a physician or have you changed?

Oct 2, 2016 · 7:44 AM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
my major was viral epidemiology. Computer virii FAR safer for a family man than hemorrhagic fevers are. Happy enough in tech.
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That's actually fascinating to me - I wanted to do virology and genetics research until Organic Chemistry. Yes. tech is great!
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