In this Winterlude episode, we interview Dr. Lydia Dugdale — a physician and medical ethicist at Columbia University — about the historic medical pledge, the Hippocratic Oath, and how it is not required by medical schools in the United States. (Surprising, right?) Listen to hear what's replacing it, what the Christian tradition might offer medical ethics, and how you can become a better patient.

• Dr. Dugdale's recent Plough piece on the Hippocratic oath, here.
• Her recent book, The Lost Art of Dying, here.
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