Damaged patient-physician relationships: Ethics essay contest

The AMA Journal of Ethics® is once again accepting essays analyzing a case in medical ethics. In this year’s case, clinicians respond to a so-called “difficult” patient with a history of chronic pain and opioid use who has just had an amputation. The John Conley Ethics Essay Contest is for currently enrolled U.S. medical students, offers cash prizes and qualifies winners to publish in the journal. Essayists are asked to respond to this question: Is repairing a damaged patient-physician relationship an equally shared responsibility for a physician and patient, or does one person bear more responsibility? Essays of no more than 1,800 words are due by Sept. 19. Essays are judged on clarity of presentation, writing style and applicability of the argument to decision-making. After editing, winning essays will be published in the AMA Journal of Ethics. The John Conley Ethics Essay Contest offers prizes up to $5,000 to currently enrolled U.S. medical students and qualifies winners for publication in the journal. Authors of up to three runner-up essays can receive $1,000 prizes. The annual contest is supported by the John Conley Foundation for Ethics and Philosophy in Medicine. John J. Conley, MD, (1912-1999) was an otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon with a passion for medicine and its ethical practice. Read some winning essays from past contests. By contributing writer Michael Winters
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