TY - JOUR
T1 - Accountability as a virtue in medicine
T2 - from theory to practice
AU - Peteet, John R.
AU - Witvliet, Charlotte V. O.
AU - Glas, Gerrit
AU - Frush, Benjamin W.
N1 - Funding Information: This paper was made possible through the support of grant TRT 0171from the Templeton Religion Trust. Authors JP and CW received funding for writing and authors GG and BF participated in a conference funded by the grant. The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Templeton Religion Trust. Funding Information: This publication was made possible, in part, through the support of grant from the Templeton Religion Trust (grant TRT0171 to John R. Peteet and Charlotte V.O. Witvliet). The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Templeton Religion Trust. Publisher Copyright: © 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023/12/1
Y1 - 2023/12/1
N2 - Accountability is a norm basic to several aspects of medical practice. We explore here the benefits of a more explicit focus on the virtue of accountability, which as distinct from the state of being held accountable, entails both welcoming responsibility to others and welcoming input from others. Practicing accountably can limit moral distress caused by institutional pressures on the doctor patient relationship. Fostering a mindset that is welcoming rather than resistant to feedback is critical to enhancing a culture of learning. Analysis of failures of accountable practice offers opportunities for improving the delivery of clinical care.
AB - Accountability is a norm basic to several aspects of medical practice. We explore here the benefits of a more explicit focus on the virtue of accountability, which as distinct from the state of being held accountable, entails both welcoming responsibility to others and welcoming input from others. Practicing accountably can limit moral distress caused by institutional pressures on the doctor patient relationship. Fostering a mindset that is welcoming rather than resistant to feedback is critical to enhancing a culture of learning. Analysis of failures of accountable practice offers opportunities for improving the delivery of clinical care.
KW - Accountability
KW - Accountability as virtue
KW - Healthcare delivery
KW - Medical education
KW - Professionalism
KW - Virtue
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13010-023-00129-5
DO - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13010-023-00129-5
M3 - Review article
C2 - 36944942
SN - 1747-5341
VL - 18
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine : PEHM
JF - Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine : PEHM
IS - 1
M1 - 1
ER -
