Military Medical Ethics: An Overview
Rear Admiral select William R.Kiser, MC USN
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)
Bethesda, Maryland
Wednesday, April 16, 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Medical Teaching Facility 175
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ABSTRACT
How do military medical ethics differ from the norms of non-military
medical practice? In what ways does war bring military and medical
values into conflict? How are moral obligations, such as a doctor's
charge to relieve suffering, to be carried out in the face of
military necessity?
This presentation aims to
1) Establish military medical ethos as the source/origin of military
medical ethics;
2) Provide a short description of that ethos and how it may differ
from the ethos of non-military practice; and
3) Provide some examples in which that ethos impacts the
understanding of ethical imperatives.
RECOMMENDED READING
Gross, ML, Bioethics and armed conflict: mapping the moral dimensions
of medicine and war. Hastings Cent Rep. 2004 Nov-Dec;34(6):22-30.
For UCSD faculty and students, readings can be accessed through the
Biomedical Library Reserves. http://reserves.ucsd.edu
Search under "SOM 100" or "Devereaux." Readings for each month are in
this month's folder.
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Light refreshments will be served.