The Ethics of Ambiguity
Understanding and embracing uncertainty are critical for effective teacher–learner relationships as well as for shared decision-making in the physician–patient relationship. However, ambiguity has not been given serious consideration in either the undergraduate or graduate medical curricula or in th...
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Elsevier
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Academic Pathology |
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| author | Ronald E. Domen MD |
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| description | Understanding and embracing uncertainty are critical for effective teacher–learner relationships as well as for shared decision-making in the physician–patient relationship. However, ambiguity has not been given serious consideration in either the undergraduate or graduate medical curricula or in the role it plays in patient-centered care. In this article, the author examines the ethics of ambiguity and argues for a pedagogy that includes education in the importance of, and tolerance of, ambiguity that is inherent in medical education and practice. Common threads running through the ethics of ambiguity are the virtue of respect, and the development of a culture of respect is required for the successful understanding and implementation of a pedagogy of ambiguity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-671c33dafa88420ca72bb37f9007f97c2023-02-02T13:13:01ZengElsevierAcademic Pathology2374-28952016-06-01310.1177/237428951665471210.1177_2374289516654712The Ethics of AmbiguityRonald E. Domen MD0 Division of Clinical Pathology (Laboratory Medicine), Department of Pathology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USAUnderstanding and embracing uncertainty are critical for effective teacher–learner relationships as well as for shared decision-making in the physician–patient relationship. However, ambiguity has not been given serious consideration in either the undergraduate or graduate medical curricula or in the role it plays in patient-centered care. In this article, the author examines the ethics of ambiguity and argues for a pedagogy that includes education in the importance of, and tolerance of, ambiguity that is inherent in medical education and practice. Common threads running through the ethics of ambiguity are the virtue of respect, and the development of a culture of respect is required for the successful understanding and implementation of a pedagogy of ambiguity.https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289516654712 |
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