title: [Practice and inspiration: Schweitzer's road to medicine and his view of life ethics].
abstract: Albert Schweitzer established the hospital in the African jungle and practiced medicine for over a half of century. He proposed"reverence for life"and became a thought and practice unifier. The Schweitzer's Hospital was not only a medical institution, but also a social institution for education. Later, the school, consulting office and medical institute were also set up in Africa. For over a century, the Schweitzer's Hospital always insisted on the ethics of respecting individual and reverence for life, which enlightened modern medical practice and medical education. The introduction of the ethics of"reverence for life"to clinical practice would exert very important effect for establishing the harmony and equality of doctor-patient relationship.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical History, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China.
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Z P
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000941:ethics; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006761:Hospitals; D008511:Medicine; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations