William D. Williams Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Union College in Schenectady, New York.
AMA J Ethics. 2021 Jan 1;23(1):E31-37. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.31.
Foundational documents of modern biomedical ethics, such as the Nuremberg Code, the World Medical Association's declarations of Geneva and Helsinki, and the Belmont Report, trace their origins to health care professionals' complicity in the Holocaust. Rituals of contemporary medical education, such as white coat ceremonies and oath swearing at graduations, are practices that express professional resolve to never again be complicit in genocide or human exploitation. This article considers a historical approach to teaching the Holocaust's contemporary ethical implications for clinicians and their practices.
现代生物医学伦理学的基础文件，如纽伦堡法典、世界医学协会的日内瓦宣言和赫尔辛基宣言以及贝尔蒙报告，都可以追溯到医疗保健专业人员在大屠杀中的共谋。当代医学教育的仪式，如穿白大褂仪式和毕业典礼上的宣誓，是表达专业决心的做法，即永远不再共谋种族灭绝或人类剥削。本文考虑了一种历史方法来教授大屠杀对临床医生及其实践的当代伦理影响。
