Bio / Ethical Predisposition as the Motivation of the Medical Profession

Abstract

Diverse moral and ethical value judgment of individual opting for future medical occupation, depends due to the different motivations and bio / ethical predisposition, but also to the professional relationship. Therefore, this article reviews five different categorization of biomedical occupation: physician - philanthropist, careerist, commercial / health manager; doctor in the role of the double agent and physician inspired by Christian moral principles. Internal ethics and morality, which is immanent to bio / medicine can be perverted, if it is observed only formally-occupationally, the career-fashioned or perceived as management; but at the same time it can be improved, if it is seen as a vocation / call, inspired by true philanthropy, which presents the perfect way to balance scientific and humanistic aspect of the profession.

Keywords

• bioethics
• careerism
• medical ethics
• morality
• profession
• vocation