Moniruzzaman Monir
Assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology and Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences at Michigan State University in East Lansing.
AMA J Ethics. 2017 Jan 1;19(1):8-15. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.ecas1-1701.
This paper examines how an overseas medical student can improve the life of a kamlari, an indentured servant girl in Nepal. I argue that physicians and students should not only provide care for the health and well-being of patients but also act to ameliorate the suffering of their patients, particularly when patients' social, cultural, economic, and political vulnerabilities overshadow their immediate clinical needs. I also address the point that medical schools need to offer courses on health advocacy and activism in order to promote health equity and social justice for all.
本文探讨了一名海外医学生如何能够改善尼泊尔契约女仆卡姆拉里的生活。我认为，医生和学生不仅应该为患者的健康和福祉提供护理，还应该采取行动减轻患者的痛苦，特别是当患者的社会、文化、经济和政治脆弱性掩盖了他们眼前的临床需求时。我还提到，医学院校需要开设关于健康倡导和行动主义的课程，以促进所有人的健康公平和社会正义。
