Louisiana State University Shreveport Medical School - Pulse Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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lf a man is good in his heart, then he is an ethical member of any group in society. lf he is bad in his heart, he is an unethical member. To me, the ethics of medical practice is as simple as that. Dr. Elmer Hess, Past President, AMA Lf! I 'I ,t l , - - l 'TTKSN l t t lnfroducflon 7

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Ethics - An Obligation WhoT does iT meon To prooTioe medicine eThiool- ly? IT meons giving in To inTerminobIy long hours when poTienT welfore is oT sToke. IT meons sub- miTTing To volumes of endless, Teoious poper- work, knowing ThoT ooouroTe record-keeping is clinioolly viTol. IT meons being shorply, compul- sively observonT of every poTienT every doy. IT meons hisTories ond physicols ThoT ore oorefully done, oompleTeIy compleTe. IT meons Toking The pooresT, soddesT, mosT hopeless ond clisoourog- ing poTienT ond giving ThoT person, os well os oThers, one's obsoluTe besT. One connoT do oll of These Things wiThouT on inTrinsic goodness, o lov- ing heorT, ond on obioing respecT for The digniTy of simply being humon. , , , i 4 Y 1i -i 6 lnfroducllon lp

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A Relationship Based On Trust With o medicol student's busy schedule preoccu- pying his time with conferences, lectures, word rounds, clinics, lobs, ond lunch, it is often eosy to rush through on encounter with o potient without toking time to reolize whot is octuolly hoppening. The relotionship between o doctor ond his po- tient is bosed on much more than or history, o physicol exom, ond o few tubes of blood. lt is bosed on trust. The trust o potient hos in his doc- tor stems from toking time to know the person os well os the illness - the feelings os well os the symptoms - the feor os well os the poin. lf he knows these things, o doctor connot help but be successful. 8 Introduction