Virtue Curriculum

  • The Hippocratic Society
  • For chapter learning
  • Study at your own pace
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Course overview
Explore 19 virtues through teaching outlines, clinical cases, discussion questions, and practical reflection. Use the curriculum for individual study or to prepare Hippocratic Society chapter discussions.
  • 19 full teaching outlines
  • Clinical cases and discussion
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Explore Virtue in the Practice of Medicine

For students, clinicians, and chapter leaders who want to reflect on character, patient care, and professional life.

Explore 19 virtues across five groups, with full teaching outlines and the available one-page summaries.

Read and Reflect

Explore 19 virtues through full teaching outlines, source readings, and questions for reflection.

Discuss Together

Use clinical cases and guided questions to prepare thoughtful conversations within your chapter.

Put It into Practice

Connect each virtue to patient care and everyday professional relationships. Use the available summary PDFs for preparation and reference.

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What's included?

  • 19 Virtues
  • Guided reflection
  • Clinical case discussions
  • Practical application
  • 17 summary PDFs

Explore the virtues

Explore the meaning of each virtue and its place in medicine through readings, clinical cases, and guided questions.

Put learning into practice

Reflect on how these virtues can shape patient care, professional relationships, and daily practice.

The Hippocratic Society

Humanities, medicine, and professional formation
ABOUT THE SOCIETY
The Hippocratic Society connects the humanities and medicine through shared reading, discussion, and reflection on patient care. This curriculum supports chapter learning and thoughtful professional formation.