title: Personal narrative and an African-American perspective on medical ethics.
abstract: In recent years, there has been increasing interest in how medical professionals develop and articulate a moral foundation on which to base a way of leading their professional lives. In this essay, however, the author focuses more narrowly on how black physicians do it. The author explains that black physicians confront a unique set of circumstances and experiences that define reality for black doctors and other professionals from non-dominant groups in the United States. From this particular background, black physicians go on to develop a unique perspective on medical ethics. The author uses his own narrative to demonstrate his argument and to show its application to a current debate on the ethics of forensic psychiatry practice.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, 300 George Street, Suite 901, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
authors.forename: Ezra E H
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Griffith
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001460:Barbados; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000941:ethics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D033262:Narration; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D011287:Prejudice; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000941:ethics; D011822:Race Relations; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D006113:United Kingdom; D014481:United States