@article {Graber9, author = {Mark A Graber and Abraham D Graber}, title = {Black, white or green: {\textquoteleft}race{\textquoteright}, gender and avatars within the therapeutic space}, volume = {37}, number = {1}, pages = {9--12}, year = {2011}, doi = {10.1136/jmh.2010.005637}, publisher = {Institute of Medical Ethics}, abstract = {Personal identity is critical to provider{\textendash}patient interactions. Patients and doctors tend to self-select, ideally forming therapeutic units that maximise the patients{\textquoteright} benefit. Recently, however, {\textquoteleft}reality{\textquoteright} has changed. The internet and virtual worlds such as Second Life (http://www.secondlife.com/) allow models of identity and provider{\textendash}patient interactions that go beyond the limits of mainstream personal identity. In this paper some of the ethical implications of virtual patient{\textendash}provider interactions, especially those that have to do with personal identity, are explored.}, issn = {1468-215X}, URL = {https://mh.bmj.com/content/37/1/9}, eprint = {https://mh.bmj.com/content/37/1/9.full.pdf}, journal = {Medical Humanities} }