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MAY 26, 2015

THE MEDICAL POST

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of What place do physicians’ religious beliefs have in modern medicine?

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BY TRISTAN BRONCA

Eva Tatcheva

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The vast majority (of doctors) would agree that a physician’s religion should not affect the way they treat patients.

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A prayer for patients

—Dr. Asma Amjad

‘Render to Caesar’

Empathy and the Buddha

Religious physicians in the U.S. -

Physicians %

General public %

Protestant Catholic

21.7

20.8

10.6

22.8

5.3

0.7

2.2

0.5

Jewish Atheist/agnostic/none Hindu Muslim Orthodox Christian Other

1.8

3.6

Mormon

1.7

1.6

Buddhist

1.2

0.7

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my practice of medicine.’ The percentage shown represents the proportion

% Buddhist

89 72

Protestant

A chorus rises

70

Catholic

63

Orthodox

63 59

Hindu

37

Jewish

Atheism 2.0

31

Atheist/agnostic/none 14 0

20

40

60

80

100

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