Through advocacy, physicians play an important role in disease prevention and in protecting and promoting the health of patients, communities, and populations. Advocacy aims to support and collaborate with the patient, community, or population affected. Advocacy may be conducted by a physician or a group of physicians and can influence patient care, public health, and health policy.
Ethical principles should be foundational in physician advocacy, balancing the needs of patients and communities with the equitable distribution of finite health care resources.
To achieve this goal, physicians need to understand underlying determinants of health and the principles upon which the health care system is built, including their economic and legislative foundations.
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Given a patient, community, or population with health inequities, the candidate will
Given a patient, community, or population with health inequities, the candidate will
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