The philosophy of medicine is a branch of philosophy that explores issues in theory, research, and practice within the field of health sciences. More specifically in topics of epistemology, metaphysics, and medical ethics, which overlaps with bioethics.

The philosophy of healthcare is primarily concerned with the following elemental questions: Who requires and/or deserves healthcare? Is healthcare a fundamental right of all people? What should be the basis for calculating the cost of treatments, hospital stays, drugs, etc.?

A Philosophy of Health provides a framework that can integrate existing theories, models, concepts, and constructs. ntegration of cell, self and society. Population health is generated along common paths that integrate the levels.

Medical students become better physicians by learning salient views on these matters and by developing philosophical skills and attitudes to (1) examine key assumptions; (2) broaden their perspectives and gain self-knowledge; (3) develop critical thinking skills about the kind of judgments they make, how bias affects ...