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Eliciting and acting on “What Matters” as the foundation for age-friendly, person-centered care

October 3, 2025 age-friendly, Age-Friendly Health Systems, Clinicians, healthcare decision-making, multiple chronic conditions, older adults, patient-centered, Patients, structured conversations, Values

Modern medicine relies heavily on clinical practice guidelines based on evidence from single-disease trials. However, these trials are typically not designed to meet the individual

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The bridge between who we are and who we aspire to be

August 29, 2025 growth, intellectual humility, Mission, professionalism, Values

Editor’s note: This is the second post in a two-part series on professionalism. See the first post. Earlier this spring, the Baylor Center for Professionalism

Looking down at feet in front of arrows pointing forward, left and right.

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Preferences: Cleaning up the concept and its use

February 16, 2024 Baruch A. Brody Lecture, bioethics, patient preferences, patient’s values, policy, preferences, Values

This post is a preview of a presentation for the Baruch A. Brody Lecture in Bioethics. Want to learn more about this topic? Tune into the lecture Feb.

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Clinician as caregiver: The limits of ethics

November 21, 2017 clinical ethics, Courtenay Bruce, Medical Decision-Making, medical ethics, Values

Editor’s note: This blog post is the first part of a two-part series. Read part two. I can’t remember why we were in an emergency department,

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When breastfeeding isn’t best

April 28, 2017 AIDS, Baby, Breastfeeding, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Cultural Norms, Dr. Janet Malek, ethics, HIV, medical ethics, Values

The joy of a new baby brings new challenges, not the least of which is breastfeeding. These challenges are compounded when the mother is also

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In focus: Our guiding values

March 3, 2015 Baylor College of Medicine, Community, Dr. Paul Klotman, Education, Healthcare, Houston, Mission, Research, Values, vision

The name Baylor College of Medicine brings many things to mind – pioneering efforts in heart surgery and genetics, strength in research, well-prepared students, diversity,