title: A sense of tragedy: medicine, the profession.
abstract: The author reviews the position of several ethicists who address the conflicts inherent in the medical profession as it confronts new technologies, societal diversity, and pluralism. Definitions of appropriate mechanisms of self-regulation within an increasingly legalistic environment are discussed.
mesh_terms: D032781:Codes of Ethics; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D014481:United States