Taking patient virtue seriously

AbstractVirtue theory in philosophical bioethics has influenced clinical ethics with depictions of the virtuous doctor or nurse. Comparatively little has been done with the concept of the virtuous patient, however. Bioethicists should correct the asymmetry in virtue theory between physician virtues and patient virtues in a way that provides a practical theory for the new patient-centered medicine —something clinicians and administrators can take seriously.
Source: Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics - Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research