Ethics Talk

Editorial Fellow Michaela Chan joins Ethics Talk to discuss the June 2025 issue of the Jour na l : " Embodiment in Art Practice.    R ecorded March 27 , 2025.  

In this special episode of Ethics Talk, poet and senior policy analyst with the AMA's Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs Dr Jake Young joins us to discuss his poem, A Rare Bone Disease, and how creative arts, including poetry, can help enhance ethical inquiry's power and richness. Recorded May 15, 2024.  Read our full issue on Embodiment in Art Practice at JournalofEthics.org Read this poem i...

Dr Christy Slobogin joins Ethics Talk to discuss embodiment – what it is and why clinicians should care about it. Recorded February 28, 2025.  Read the full June 2025 issue on Emodiment in Health Care for free at JournaOfEthics.org

Lio Barnhardt joins Ethics Talk to discuss their comic: "Decision Tree Comic."   Recorded February 28, 2025.   See the full comic for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Preethi Subbiah joins Ethics Talk to discuss h er article, coauthored with Dr Richard M. Scheffler : " When Does Private Equity Ownership of Physician Practices Violate 'First, Do No Harm?"   Recorded February 2 8 , 2025.   Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Dr Jake Young joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: " How Private Equity Undermines Rural Health Equity."   Recorded February 20, 2025.   Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Dr Ryan C. McDevitt joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Ambar La Forgia : " How Should We Assess Quality of Health Care Services in Organizations Owned by Private Equity Firms?"   Recorded February 1 1 , 2025.   Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org  

Zach ary J. Gallin joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Emily L. Xu: " Private Equity Strategies in Nonprofit Health Care."   Recorded February 1 2 , 2025.   Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Dr Amber R. Comer joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Jake Young: " Physician Engagement With Private Equity Firms."   Recorded February 27, 2025.   Read the article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Dr Robert I. Field joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: " Can Current Legal Tools Respond Adequately to Risks of Private Equity Investment in Health Care? " Recorded February 17, 2025.   Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Dr Rob Field joins Ethics Talk to discuss whether and to what extent private equity firm's increasing presence in health care deserves our scrutiny and what policy makers, clinicians, and patients should know about responding to private equity ownership stakes in the organizations where work and where they go for health services.  Read the full May 2025 issue on private equity in health care for f...

Jorie Braunold joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article: " How Foundations of Carceral Health Care Came From a Right to Sue . "   Recorded February 6, 2025.    Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Kala Pham joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article , coauthored with Dr Rachel Davis : " Ethics of Learning Surgical Autonomy in Safety-Net Hospital Systems With Patients Who Are Incarcerated."   Recorded February 6, 2025.   Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Lawyer Cynthia Chandler joins Ethics Talk to discuss the practice of sterilization in California state prisons and Dr Anthony Loria shares new research on surgical outcomes for incarcerated patients.   Chandler interview recorded December 17, 2024; Loria interview recorded December 19, 2024.  

Sarah Spaulding joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored Dr Katherine Fischkoff : "H ow Should We Understand Regret as a Moral Psychological Experience That Can Influence Clinical Decision-Making?"   Recorded January 9 , 2024.   Read the article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Teddie Bernard joins Ethics Talk to discuss their comic : " T alking About Teletherapy ."   Recorded January 10, 2024.   Read the full comic for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Maximilian Shaefer joins Ethics Talk to discuss his series of drawings: " An Empty Stage," "One Wrong Cut," "An Investigation," "Regret," and " The Healing Hand."   Recorded J uly 1 , 2024.   See the full series of drawings for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Teddie Bernard joins Ethics Talk to discuss their comic : " A Comic About COVID-19 in 2024 . "   Recorded January 10, 202 5 .    See the full comic for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Dr Amy E. Vertrees joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored Dr Matthew R. Endara : " What Are Organizations' Responsibilities When Surgeons Experience Regret?"   Recorded December 17, 2024.   Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Dr Rachel Ellaway joins Ethics Talk to discuss h er article, coauthored Drs Lisa Graves and Tasha R. Wyatt : " How Should Professional Resistance Be Integrated Into Conceptions of Professional Accountability?"   Recorded December 9 , 2024.   Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Ryan X. Lam joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Ruhi Thapar and Drs Eric J. Silberfein and Lorenzo R . Deveza : " Which Systemic Responses Should We Evolve to Help Surgeons Navigate Their Regret Experiences?"   Recorded December 1 7 , 2024.   Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Dr Carlie Arbaugh joins Ethics Talk to discuss her article, coauthored with Dr Kimberly Kopecky : " How Should Senior Surgeons Help Junior Colleagues and Trainees Experiencing Regret?"   Recorded December 17, 2024. Read the full article for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Editorial Fe ll ow Dr Kimberly E. Kopecky joins Ethics Talk to discuss the March 2024 issue of the Journal: " Regret in the Moral Psychology of Surgical Professionalism "   Recorded December 12 , 2024.   Read the full March 2025 issue, Regret in the Morla Psychology of Surgical Professionalism, for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Dr Kinnon MacKinnon joins Ethics Talk to discuss what we know about regret experiences of patients following transition-related care and, just as importantly, what we don't . Recorded December 5, 2024.   Read the full March issue on Regret in the Moraly Psychology of Surgical Professionalism for free at JournalOfEthics.org

Teddie Bernard joins Ethics Talk to discuss their cartoon : " Childless by Choice. "   Recorded November 20 , 2024.   See the cartoon for free at JournalOfEthics.org