Four models of the physician-patient relationship

We shall outline four models of the physician-patient interaction, the different understandings of (1) the goals of the-patient interaction, (2) the physician's obligations, (3) the role patient values, and (4) the conception of patient autonomy. To elaborate abstract description of these four models, we shall indicate the types of the models might suggest in a clinical situation. Third, we shall indicate how these models inform the current debate about the ideal-patient relationship. Finally, we shall evaluate these models and one as the preferred model.