Date of Award
1-6-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Religious Studies
First Advisor
Dr. Kathryn McClymond
Second Advisor
Dr. David Bell
Third Advisor
Dr. Elizabeth Bounds
Abstract
Combat medics’ personal identities can become indistinguishable from the professional responsibility they have to provide care to a particular group, as a result of the official training and unofficial acculturation they receive in the military. This constructs an intensified moral world in which medics live for a time and sets the stage for a specific kind of moral experience in combat, one grounded in a sense of personal responsibility for the physical well-being of their comrades. When combat medics are unable to fulfill their professional role, this can cause a distinct form of moral trauma, because they have also failed to fulfill a personal sense of purpose.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/9015348
Recommended Citation
Benshoof, Courtney, "Not on My Watch: Moral Trauma and Moral Injury Among Combat Medics." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2017.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/9015348