Hippocrates, the first aphorism, and decorum: A personal view of caution and guidance regarding Generation Z students

Abstract

Generation Z students can be challenging. The Internet, the Covid-19 epidemic, its political aftermath, and the substantial online educational content they have been required to endure, has left them with a perspective towards a work-life balance to which we older, more experienced faculty are not accustomed. Here, I give caution and guidance to my colleagues regarding their interactions with this cohort through my reading of the Hippocratic corpus.

Keywords:

• Medical education
• mentoring
• philosophy
• students
• teaching

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Thomas John Papadimos

Dr. Thomas John Papadimos is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery at the University of Toledo and an Emeritus Professor at the Ohio State University. He has published over 400 papers, books and abstracts and has a very keen interest in teaching and philosophy.