Question #7
[A] In my opinion, pharmaceutical companies that using gifts, seminars and jobs to persuade a doctor to represent them is a somewhat similar to bribery. Many times the doctors are not fully familiar with the drug and its effectiveness, but will push the drug on the patient because they are being paid to do so. There should be laws that regulate a physician’s interaction with pharmaceutical companies, and prevent them for using such tactics to push their drugs. [B] A doctor may know, matter-of-factly, that a particular drug or treatment will help the patient’s condition, but because he or she has been paid by a pharmaceutical company to push a drug that is said to treat the same condition the patient is dealing with, they will prescribe …show more content…
Being in a physician requires a great deal of discipline and professionalism, not only for the wellbeing of the patients but for the insurance companies and other team members as well. These doctors have to deal with people on a regular basis. If there is a lack in professionalism, then that makes it really difficult for staff, administrators, insurance companies and, most importantly, the patients to deal with the doctor. In order to ensure that the patients are being treated in the manner in which they should be, the team is strong and the medical profession is being represented properly, it is important to ensure that physicians are adequate beyond just the knowledge of their field of study. A physician holds a very important role in healthcare, and it must be represented accordingly. [B] Yes, there are several ways by which medical education can create more ethical doctors. One of the most effective ways would be to assess the morality of each medical student. Those that often act unethically possess certain personality traits. Most of those traits are known and can be identified through various personality assessments. Much like employers, medical schools should require each applicant to complete a series of assessments in order to determine if their personality would make them an ethical or unethical physician. Another manner in which medical education can create more ethical physicians, is to place more emphasis on ethics training. Ethics training should not be held to a single course, but should be emphasized throughout school and the students’ residency. If the important of ethical behavior is emphasized to the students throughout the tenure as students and residents, then it is less likely for them to stray away from it when they finally become
[A] In my opinion, pharmaceutical companies that using gifts, seminars and jobs to persuade a doctor to represent them is a somewhat similar to bribery. Many times the doctors are not fully familiar with the drug and its effectiveness, but will push the drug on the patient because they are being paid to do so. There should be laws that regulate a physician’s interaction with pharmaceutical companies, and prevent them for using such tactics to push their drugs. [B] A doctor may know, matter-of-factly, that a particular drug or treatment will help the patient’s condition, but because he or she has been paid by a pharmaceutical company to push a drug that is said to treat the same condition the patient is dealing with, they will prescribe …show more content…
Being in a physician requires a great deal of discipline and professionalism, not only for the wellbeing of the patients but for the insurance companies and other team members as well. These doctors have to deal with people on a regular basis. If there is a lack in professionalism, then that makes it really difficult for staff, administrators, insurance companies and, most importantly, the patients to deal with the doctor. In order to ensure that the patients are being treated in the manner in which they should be, the team is strong and the medical profession is being represented properly, it is important to ensure that physicians are adequate beyond just the knowledge of their field of study. A physician holds a very important role in healthcare, and it must be represented accordingly. [B] Yes, there are several ways by which medical education can create more ethical doctors. One of the most effective ways would be to assess the morality of each medical student. Those that often act unethically possess certain personality traits. Most of those traits are known and can be identified through various personality assessments. Much like employers, medical schools should require each applicant to complete a series of assessments in order to determine if their personality would make them an ethical or unethical physician. Another manner in which medical education can create more ethical physicians, is to place more emphasis on ethics training. Ethics training should not be held to a single course, but should be emphasized throughout school and the students’ residency. If the important of ethical behavior is emphasized to the students throughout the tenure as students and residents, then it is less likely for them to stray away from it when they finally become