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AMA Code of Medical Ethics
Code of Medical Ethics overview
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Code of Medical Ethics Preface & Preamble
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Why does the medical profession need a code of ethics?
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Discipline & Medicine

The obligation to address misconduct falls on both individual physicians and on the profession as a whole.

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Reporting Incompetent or Unethical Behaviors by Colleagues

The obligation to report incompetent or unethical conduct that may put patients at risk is recognized in the ethical standards of the medical profession.

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Research Using Human Fetal Tissue

The use of fetal tissue for research purposes raises a number of ethical considerations.

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Industry-Employed Physicians & Independent Medical Examiners

Physicians have a responsibility to protect the confidentiality of patient information.

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Peer Review & Due Process

Peer review has long been established by organized medicine as a method to scrutinize professional conduct.

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Maternal-Fetal Research

Physicians engaged in maternal-fetal research should demonstrate the same care for the pregnant woman and fetus that they would in providing clinical care.

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Confidentiality Postmortem

Physicians have a corresponding obligation to protect patient information, including information obtained postmortem.

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International Research

Physicians who are involved in international research may need to address special concerns.

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Confidentiality

Physicians have an ethical obligation to preserve the confidentiality of information gathered in association with the care of the patient.

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