During his second year, he wrote a letter to then Parkland CEO Anderson, expressing his interest in working on social determinants of disease.

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Now, as a Narrative Health Care Ethicist, I hold myself morally accountable for being the collective voice for those who are often silent or quiet because of social determinants or other roadblocks that prevent equal footing for patients.

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And social comparisons are more powerful determinants of life satisfaction in poorer societies than in affluent countries.

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We will have a lot to say about the scheme in the weeks ahead, because, like it or not, taxes are vitally important determinants of national even social welfare, not to mention of the lifestyle and mentality of individuals.

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