As a lifelong participant in American health care, Dr. Bulger discusses the importance of connecting the highest human values and ethics to the healthcare system, to both provide improved care as well as greater justice and compassion. Bulger shares how his experiences shaped his perspective on healing others and the system as a whole. He addresses topics including the need for more diversity, equality, and health equity; the importance of mercy; the need to understand suffering; and harnessing the power of the spoken word and the arts in healing.
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978-1-960629-01-2 (9781960629012)
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Dr. Roger Bulger, an academic physician, researcher, professor, administrator, and occasional patient, has spent his career exploring the connections among human values, health care, and health policy. He led organizations including the Association of Academic Health Centers, the University of Texas Health Science Center, and the University of Massachusetts Medical School; taught medicine at many universities including Harvard, Duke, and the Universities of Texas, Massachusetts, and Washington; and authored and edited several books and major policy studies.
