title: Moral distress in medical education and training.
abstract: Moral distress is the experience of cognitive-emotional dissonance that arises when one feels compelled to act contrary to one's moral requirements. Moral distress is common, but under-recognized in medical education and training, and this relative inattention may undermine educators' efforts to promote empathy, ethical practice, and professionalism. Moral distress should be recognized as a feature of the clinical landscape, and addressed in conjunction with the related concerns of negative role modeling and the goals and efficacy of medical ethics curricula.
authors.affiliation: Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA, jberger@winthrop.org.
authors.forename: Jeffrey T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D004644:Emotions; D004992:Ethics, Medical / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D009014:Morals; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology