AMA Journal of Ethics

Ethics Talk

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High-stakes ethics decisions are common in health care. What should you do? Each month, the AMA Journal of Ethics' podcast, Ethics Talk, features interviews with influential experts and leaders on a wide range of cultural, historical, legal, and social topics in health care ethics. We sort through interesting, important, and difficult questions, talk about how to weigh competing values, and offer strategies for navigating real world tough cases.

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AMA Journal of Ethics

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Health

Latest episode

Dec 15, 2025

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Episodes

Author Interview: "Which Skills Are Key to Public Health Leaders' Success in Crisis Management?" 01.03.2023

Dr Evan Anderson joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Professor Scott Burris: "Which Skills Are Key to Public Health Leaders' Success in Crisis Management?"  Recorded December 15, 2022.  Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org .

Author Interview: "AMA Code of Medical Ethics' Opinions Related to Clinicians in Government" 01.03.2023

Scott Schweikart joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: " AMA Code of Medical Ethics ' Opinions Related to Clinicians in Government."   Recorded December 8, 2023.   Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org .

Author Interview: "Holding Clinicians in Public Office Accountable to Professional Standards" 01.03.2023

Professor Wendy E. Parmet joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Claudia E. Haupt: "Holding Clinicians in Public Office Accountable to Professional Standards"  Recorded January 6, 2023.  Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org . 

Author Interview: "How Should the US Federal Government Oversee Clinicians' Relationships With Industry?" 01.03.2023

Dr Sunita Sah joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: " How Should the US Federal Government Oversee Clinicians' Relationships With Industry?"   Recorded December 12, 2022.   Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org .

Author Interview: "What Should Be Roles of Federal Clinician Governors in Motivating Equity in Locally Coordinated Triage Protocols?" 01.03.2023

Isabelle M. Mikell joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Courtney L. Savage Hoggard and Dr Harald Schmidt : "What Should Be Roles of Federal Clinician Governors in Motivating Equity in Locally Coordinated Triage Protocols?"   Recorded December 19, 2022.   Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org . 

Author Interview: "How Should Clinicians and Researchers in Government Respond to Threats to Their Offices?" 01.03.2023

Dr Daphne Mlachila joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "How Should Clinicians and Researchers in Government Respond to Threats to Their Offices?"  Recorded January 6, 2022.  Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org .

Ethics Talk: How Medicalization Limits Public Health Effectiveness 01.03.2023

Dr Paula Lantz joins Ethics Talk to discuss how medicalization of public health undermines effective community-based governance responses.  Recorded November 8, 2022. Read the full issue on Clinicians in Government for free at JournalOfEthics.org.

Author Interview: "Key Updates to Understanding Roles of Childhood Trauma in Overall Health" 01.02.2023

Dr Jeremy Weleff joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Dawn Potter: " Key Updates to Understanding Roles of Childhood Trauma in Overall Health."   Recorded December 21, 2022.   Read the full article at JournalOfEthics.org .

Author Interview: "Illuminating Psychological Torment of Child Abuse" 01.02.2023

Tania L. Abramson joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Paul R. Abramson: " Illuminating Psychological Torment of Child Abuse."   Recorded December 9, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org

Author Interview: "Papal Doctrines' Deep Trauma Legacies in Minoritized Communities" 01.02.2023

Dr Michael J. Oldani joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: " Papal Doctrines' Deep Trauma Legacies in Minoritized Communities."  Recorded December 12, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org

Author Interview: "What the COVID-19 Pandemic Teaches Us About Pediatric Iatrogenic Risk" 01.02.2023

Dr Katherine Pumphrey joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Jessica Hart: "What the COVID-19 Pandemic Teaches Us About Pediatric Iatrogenic Risk."   Recorded December 9, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org

Author Interview: "McGirt v Oklahoma and What Clinicians Should Know About Present-Day Child Abuse and Legacies of Forced Migration" 01.02.2023

Amy D. Hendrix-Dicken joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Drs Sarah J. Passmore, Michael A. Baxter, and Lauren K. Conway: " McGirt v Oklahoma and What Clinicians Should Know About Present-Day Child Abuse and Legacies of Forced Migration."     Recorded December 7, 2022.   Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org

Ethics Talk: How to Avoid Hyper Medicalization and Iatrogenic Child Abuse 01.02.2023

Drs Andrea Asnes and Sundes Kazmir join Ethics Talk to discuss medical child abuse, sites of pediatric neglect, and how clinicians can best carry out their responsibilities as mandatory reporters. Recorded November 3, 2022.   Read the full February 2023 issue for free at JournalofEthics.org .

Author Interview: "How Should Clinicians and Students Cope with Secondary Trauma When Caring for Children Traumatized by Abuse or Neglect?" 01.02.2023

Dr Colleen E. Bennett joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Cindy W. Christian: "How Should Clinicians and Students Cope with Secondary Trauma When Caring for Children Traumatized by Abuse or Neglect?"    Recorded December 5, 2022. Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org

Ethics Talk: How Assumptions About Social Determinants of Health Can Mask Sources of Inequity 01.01.2023

Dr John Chenault joins Ethics Talk to explain one historical view of critical theory in health professions education.   Recorded September 26, 2023.   Read the full January 2024 issue on Critical Pedagogies in Health Professions at JournalOfEthics.org

Author Interview: "How Does Racial Segregation Taint Medical Pedagogy?" 01.01.2023

Harriet Washington joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: " How Does Racial Segregation Taint Medical Pedagogy? "   Recorded November 11, 2022.   Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org . 

Author Interview: "What Should Antiracist Payment Reform Look Like?" 01.01.2023

Dr Kimberly Singletary joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Marshall Chin : " What Should Antiracist Payment Reform Look Like ? "   Recorded November 11, 2022.   Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org .

Author Interview: "Medical Student-Driven Efforts to Incorporate Segregated Care Education Into Their Curriculum" 01.01.2023

Ruhee Shah joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Lindsay Clark, Terence Hughes, Ashesh Trivedi, and Dr Leona Hess : " Medical Student-Driven Efforts to Incorporate Segregated Care Education Into Their Curriculum"   Recorded November 9, 2022.   Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org . 

Author Interview: "Training to Build Antiracist, Equitable Health Care Systems" 01.01.2023

Dr Emily Cleveland Manchanda joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Karthik Sivashanker, Steffie Kinglake, Emily Laflamme, Dr Vikas Saini, and Dr Aletha Maybank: "Training to Build Antiracist, Equitable Health Care Systems"   Recorded November 9, 2022.   Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org .

Author Interview: "Is It Reasonable to Expect Students and Trainees to Internalize Equity as a Core Professional Value When Teaching and Learning Occurs in Segregated Settings?" 01.01.2023

Adrian Pero joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Emily Xu: "Is It Reasonable to Expect Students and Trainees to Internalize Equity as a Core Professional Value When Teaching and Learning Occurs in Segregated Settings?"  Recorded November 4, 2022.  Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org .

Author Interview: "How Should Health Professions Educators and Organizations Desegregate Teaching and Learning Environments?" 01.01.2023

Dr Aisha James joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Katrina Armstrong: "How Should Health Professions Educators and Organizations Desegregate Teaching and Learning Environments?"  Recorded November 18, 2022.  Read the full article at JournalofEthics.org

Ethics Talk: Is VIP Care Really Better? 01.01.2023

Dr Lisa Lehmann joins Ethics Talk to discuss "grateful patient programs," pressures clinician face to fundraise on behalf of health care organizations for which they work, and whether "VIP" care really is better for patients.   Recorded October 7, 2022.  

Ethics Talk Series on US Abortion Care After Dobbs, Episode 5/5: Wait. What? Some Clinicians Agree to Watch Their Patients Get Sicker? 16.12.2022

Professor Katie Watson and Dr Rebecca Cohen join Ethics Talk to consider observed decompensation as a post-Dobbs clinical and ethical phenomenon and its influences on health professionalism. Recorded November 14, 2022. Listen to the rest of this series at JournalofEthics.org  

Author Interview: "Does Osler's Aequanimitas Inform Our Contemporary Pursuit of Stillness?" 01.12.2022

Dr James B Young joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: " Does Osler's Aequanimitas Inform Our Contemporary Pursuit of Stillness?" Recorded September 27, 2022. Read the full article for free here . 

Author Interview: "Why Money Is Well Spent on Time" 01.12.2022

Professor Michael R Ulrich joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: " Why Money Is Well Spent on Time." Recorded October 6, 2022. Read the full article for free here . 

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