Physicians can and should advocate for their patients. But what does patient advocacy involve beyond recommending and implementing the best course of treatment? This course will introduce learners to one major sphere of health advocacy: patient advocacy. Students will examine the nature of patient advocacy, including its relation to two other major spheres of advocacy, the ethical question of whether and why physicians should advocate for their patients, how to identify practical ways of advocating for patients, and the role of self-care in preventing advocacy burnout