Tolerância, coragem e compaixão: virtudes cardinais do cirurgião

Abstract

Interactions among human beings are very complex. Using only an ethical code as reference to deal with moral conflicts is hardly ever enough. Responsibility ethics demand such a profound reflection as well as a discussion about human essence and its role in society. The responsibility of a surgeon is inherent in a profession based since its origin, not only on altruism and humanity, but also on compassion, courage and tolerance. The studies and the comprehension of these qualities as well as the transmission of these values to the students and to the surgery residents are essential for human education of these individuals. This essay offers to show that these essential virtues are strongly connected to the work the surgeon develops whereas his/her responsibility starts before the surgery - when one intends to act.

Ensino com pesquisa: uma estratégia formadora para alunos de pós-graduação em medicina

“…T he educational process involves a number of people 1 for construction of knowledge 2 , a set of actions developed and supported by principles and values 3,4 , which result from or depend on numerous other issues that go beyond the sphere of education challenge most of the actors, an active method 5 based on individual mechanisms of thought and social mechanisms 6 , a set of rules, strategies and resources that enable teachers to work in classrooms with students in the pursuit and acquisition of knowledge 7 .…”