On-the-Job Ethics – Proximity Morality Forming in Medical School: A grounded theory analysis using survey data

On-the-job-ethics exist in all businesses and can also be called proximity morality forming. In this paper we propose that medical students take a proximity morality stance towards ethics education at medical school. This means that they want to form physician morality “on the job” instead of being...

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Main Author: Hans O. Thulesius, MD, Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociology Press 2009-03-01
Series:Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal
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Online Access:http://groundedtheoryreview.com/2009/03/30/984/