Bioethics and the humanization of care represent fundamental pillars for transforming health care, promoting a vision centered on the dignity, rights and integral wellbeing of the patient. Traditionally, biomedical models have prioritized the disease, relegating the human dimension of the care process. However, the individual-centered care model redefines this perspective by situating the patient as an active subject, with his or her own values, emotions and sociocultural contexts. Bioethics, as a normative discipline, establishes essential principles such as autonomy, beneficence and justice, guaranteeing ethical and respectful medical practice. For its part, the humanization of care requires a modification of interaction in the health professional-patient relationship, emphasizing empathy, communication and shared responsibility in making health determinations at the individual level. ...