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Some people change dramatically over time, and often those changes result partly from what they have chosen to do for a living. Drawing on the work of Richard Sennett and Sandeep Jauhar, I explore how practicing in a market-driven medical system can corrupt the character of doctors.
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Elliott, C. Response—The Corruption of Character in Medicine. Bioethical Inquiry 19, 117–122 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-021-10147-7
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