Matthew DiLizia, MS2

Matthew DiLizia is a medical student at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Class of 2018. He is a graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in Biochemistry. He plans to pursue a career in a surgical specialty. He may be reached by email at emdilizia1@email.arizona.edu with any questions, comments, or thoughts on this article.

Ethics, Students

Cultivating the Covenant Relationship Using Ethics of Informed Consent

By Matthew DiLizia, MS2

Defining The Covenant Relationship and Informed Consent In recent years, the physician-patient dynamic has become more of a business transaction rather than a trusting relationship. Several medical ethicists state that “medical care has become more of a contractual,...