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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Latest episode

Dec 15, 2025

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Episodes

Author Interview: "Why Don't Medicare and Medicaid Cover Dental Health Services?" 01.01.2022

Jorie Braunold joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: Why Don't Medicare and Medicaid Cover Dental Health Services?  Recorded October 19, 2021  

Author Interview: "What Primary Care Innovation Teaches Us About Oral Health Integration" 01.01.2022

Ann Claire Greiner  joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with  Anita Duhl Glicken :  What Primary Care Innovation Teaches Us About Oral Health Integration     Recorded October 27, 2021  

Author Interview: "Health Equity Needs Teeth" 01.01.2022

Dr Myechia Minter-Jordan  joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article,  Drs Eleanor Fleming and Julie Frants-Hawley :  Health Equity Needs Teeth   Recorded November 3, 2021  

Author Interview: "Promoting Children's Health Equity With Medical-Dental Integration" 01.01.2022

Dr Ana Zea  joins Ethics Talk  to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr  Michelle Henshaw :  Promoting Children's Health Equity With Medical-Dental Integration  Recorded November 2, 2021  

Author Interview: "Why Should Primary Care Clinicians Learn to Routinely Examine the Mouth?" 01.01.2022

Dr Hugh Silk  joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with  Jesse Feierabend-Peters : How Should Clinicians Help Homeless Trauma Survivors Make Irreversible Surgical Care Decisions?   Recorded October 6, 2021  

Ethics Talk: Why Oral Health Care Is the Way It Is 01.01.2022

On this episode of Ethics Talk, editorial fellow Dr Lisa Simon discusses her path from dentistry to medicine and health journalist Mary Otto guides us through a history of oral health care in the US.      Interview with Dr Simon recorded September 27, 2021; Interview with Mary Otto recorded October 28, 2021.   

Author Interview: "Living Histories of Structural Racism and Organized Medicine" 01.12.2021

Dr Matthew Wynia joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Robert Baker: " Living Histories of Structural Racism and Organized Medicine"   Recorded September 14, 2021  

Author Interview: "How Should We Build Disability-Inclusive Medical School Admissions?" 01.12.2021

Dr Lisa M. Meeks joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Christopher Moreland: " How Should We Build Disability-Inclusive Medical School Admissions?"   Recorded October 20, 2021  

Author Interview: "Why Disability Must Be Included in Medical School Diversification Efforts" 01.12.2021

Dr Dorothy W. Tolchin joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with  Nicole D. Agaronnik, Shahin A. Saberi, Dr Michael Ashley Stein : "W hy Disability Must Be Included in Medical School Diversification Efforts"  Recorded October 21, 2021  

Author Interview: "What Does It Mean for Medical School Admissions to Be Socially Accountable?" 01.12.2021

Dr Mark C. Henderson joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Drs  Charlene Green, PsyD, and Candice Chen: "What Does It Mean for Medical School Admissions to Be Socially Accountable?" Recorded October 21, 2021

Author Interview: "What Is the Role of Accreditation in Achieving Medical School Diversity?" 01.12.2021

Dr Barbara Barzansky joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Robert Hash Dr Veronica Catanese, and Dr Donna Waechter: " What Is the Role of Accreditation in Achieving Medical School Diversity?"   Recorded September 22, 2021  

Author Interview: "Three Things Schools Should Do to Make Advancement Assessment Just" 01.12.2021

Dr Tonya Fancher joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr  Marjorie Westervelt, Dr Darius Billingsley, and Maya London : " Three Things Schools Should Do to Make Advancement Assessment Just"   Recorded October 4, 2021  

Author Interview: "Whose Responsibility Is It to Address Bullying in Health Care?" 01.12.2021

Lindsey E. Carlasare  joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with  Gerald Hickson : " Whose Responsibility Is It to Address Bullying in Health Care?"      Recorded October 4, 2021  

Author Interview: "How Should Medical Schools Foster Equity and Inclusion in Admissions?" 01.12.2021

Dr Adela Valdez joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with  Lala Forrest, Alessandra Jimenez, and Dr Kim-Thu Pham : " How Should Medical Schools Foster Equity and Inclusion in Admissions?"     Recorded September 24, 2021  

Author Interview: "How Should Medical School Admissions Drive Health Care Workforce Diversity?" 01.12.2021

Dr Rosa Lee joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: " How Should Medical School Admissions Drive Health Care Workforce Diversity?"   Recorded October 7, 2021  

Ethics Talk: Myths of "Merit-Based" Admissions 01.12.2021

Senior editorial fellows Drs Jewel Mullen and David Henderson break down myths of "merit-based" admissions and explore how we should pursue   diversity and inclusion as key educational and professional priorities in medicine.   Recorded August 12, 2021  

Author Interview: "Should Employment Division v Smith Be Overturned?" 01.11.2021

Dr Jake Greenblum joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Ryan Hubbard: "Should  Employment Division v Smith Be Overturned? " Recorded August 19, 2021  

Author Interview: "How Bodily Integrity Is a Core Ethical Value in Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness" 01.11.2021

Dr Jennifer Markusic Wimberly  joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr  John Z. Sadler : "How Bodily Integrity Is a Core Ethical Value in Care of Persons Experiencing Homelessness" Recorded August 31, 2021  

Author Interview: "Training Clinicians to Care for Patients Where They Are" 01.11.2021

Dr Margaret M. Sullivan  joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with  Emily E. Lazowy, Dr Jill S. Roncarati, Dr Howard K. Koh, and Dr James J. O'Connell : "Training Clinicians to Care for Patients Where They Are " Recorded August 31, 2021  

Author Interview: "How Should Clinicians Help Homeless Trauma Survivors Make Irreversible Surgical Care Decisions?" 01.11.2021

Eva V. Regel  joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: "How Should Clinicians Help Homeless Trauma Survivors Make Irreversible Surgical Care Decisions? " Recorded August 31, 2021  

Author Interview: "Summer Without Shelter in Tampa During COVID-19" 01.11.2021

Madeline J. Hooper joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with La uren C. Linkowski, Dr Lynette Menezes, and Dr Jordan Messler : "Summer Without Shelter in Tampa During COVID-19 " Recorded August 26, 2021  

Ethics Talk: Street Psychiatry for People Experiencing Homelessness 01.11.2021

This month on Ethics Talk, Dr Sheryl Fleisch  discusses strategies for delivering  health services  to people experiencing homelessness, including street psychiatry. 

Author Interview: When Should Neuroendovascular Care for Patients With Acute Stroke Be Palliative? 01.10.2021

Drs  Michael Young,  Robert Regenhardt, and Leonard Sokol join Ethics Talk to  discuss their article, coauthored with Dr Thabele Leslie-Mazwi:  When Should Neuroendovascular Care for Patients With Acute Stroke Be Palliative? Recorded on August 31, 2021  

Author Interview: "Aren't Surgery and Palliative Care Kind of Opposites?" 01.10.2021

Dr Myrick C.  Shinall , Jr joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article:  "Aren't Surgery and Palliative Care Kind of Opposites?"

Author Interview: How Should Surgical Palliative Success Be Defined? 01.10.2021

Drs  Pringl  Miller,  Preeti  John, and Sabha  Ganai  join Ethics Talk to discuss their article:  How Should Surgical Palliative Success Be Defined?   

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