Ways of nurturing and undermining physician virtues

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Ways of Nurturing and Undermining Physician Virtues
In the medical field, virtues illustrate the ability of a physician to uphold high standards of work ethics, professionalism, social acceptance, and the rule of law. There are various essential virtues that medical practitioners should maintain in the course of their duty. One of them is compassion. The physician must always aim at enhancing the interests of patients and their desire to recover from various ailments (Karches and Daniel 511). It is the responsibility of the physician to offer an active care and medication to enhance the treatment, recovery, and health outcomes of the patients. Addressing the health issues shows the love that the physician has for the patients.
Another crucial virtue is trust. The patients should have confidence that the physician will offer suitable treatment. A high professional reputation enhances the trust levels that the patients have on the physician. Recording a high recovery rate is one method of improving the status of the physician. Also, there is the virtue of fortitude, which illustrates the determination of the doctor to address health issues. The physician should be willing to pursue further training and education to improve his/her capacity of identifying health problems and developing useful solutions. The virtues are nurtured through training in medical schools (Seoane et al. 55). The professors inform them about developing high standards of trust through engaging in professional conduct and being accountable for the care decisions that they make.

The virtues can be undermined if the physician loses compassion for the patients. A physician who does not have sympathy or pity for the patients is not as efficient as he or she can abandon duty or offer an insufficient diagnosis of the medical conditions.

Works Cited
Karches, Kyle E., and Daniel P. Sulmasy. “Justice, Courage, and Truthfulness: Virtues That Medical Trainees Can and Must Learn.” Family Medicine, vol. 48, no. 7, 2016, pp. 511-516.
Seoane, Leonardo, et al. “Virtues Education in Medical School: The Foundation for Professional Formation.” The Ochsner Journal, vol. 16, no. 1, 2016, pp. 50-55.