Stuart, Kelsey2019-09-252019-09-252015-07-0620101999-7639http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/224016"Strike action is by no means an unfamiliar situation in the South African context. However, health care strikes are now emerging as a highly controversial topic. Current teaching of medical students does not adequately cover this unique ethical dilemma facing health care professionals. Only with a broader understanding of the subject can medical students’ future decisions on the matter be informed and based on the ethical principles governing the medical profession. I attempt to explore the issues surrounding health care strikes and assess whether or not this is compatible with true medical professionalism in the 21st century."engCreative Commons Copyright (CC 2.5)professionalismhealth careSouth AfricanethicalEconomic ethicsLabour/professional ethicsBioethicsMedical ethicsCommunity ethicsEducation and ethicsArticle