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Hope in Medicine: William Stigall Abstract Session - Medicine as (Aristotelean) Art

The Hippocratic Society Podcast··6 September 2026·37 min

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In this abstract session of the Hippocratic Society Conference, Dr. William Stigall, Vice President and Chief Research Officer at Cook Children's Healthcare System, discusses the art of medicine under an Aristotelean framework. He strategically parses out what makes the medical profession distinct in its essence from other professions and types of work.