old-fashioned, gentle Scottish physician, unmoved by the considerations of profit and personal gain that could so disfigure medicine. That doctors should consider themselves businessmen was, Isabel had always felt, a moral tragedy for medicine.
In "The Lost Art of Gratitude," Isabel Dalhousie reflects on the ethical concerns surrounding the medical profession, particularly the influence of profit on healthcare. She describes a physician who embodies the ideal of selflessness in medicine, portraying him as an old-fashioned Scottish doctor who prioritizes patient care over financial gain. This character represents the moral values Isabel believes should dominate the field. Isabel sees the merging of business and healthcare as...
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