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The physician as advocate

J T Li1

  • 1Division of Allergy and Outpatient Infectious Disease, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.

Mayo Clinic Proceedings
|October 27, 1998
PubMed
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Patient advocacy is a core principle in the patient-physician relationship, not just a role. Upholding this principle is essential for maintaining the authority and commission of the medical profession.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Health Policy

Background:

  • Health advocacy encompasses environmental, social, and economic determinants of health.
  • Patient advocacy is a foundational principle guiding the patient-physician dynamic and medical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To emphasize the critical role of patient advocacy in medicine.
  • To underscore the historical commission of physicians for patient care.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of the physician's role.
  • Historical perspective on the medical profession's authority.

Main Results:

  • Physician authority is derived from societal commission for patient care.
  • Patient advocacy is integral to the healing power of medicine.
Keywords:
Health Care and Public HealthProfessional Patient Relationship

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Conclusions:

  • Compromising on patient advocacy risks the medical profession's societal commission.
  • The principle of patient advocacy must be preserved for the integrity of medicine.