Conversations With My Father: David Jetmore on Ethics

In this month’s episode, David reflects on the values and principles that shape ethical behavior, from lessons learned in childhood to the difficult decisions we face later in life. Through stories from family life, medical training, and decades of medical practice, he explores the difference between knowing the right thing to do and actually doing it, especially when circumstances make the choice less clear. Together, we examine how ethics are taught, how culture influences our sense of right and wrong, and why many of life's most important moral questions exist not in black and white, but in shades of gray.