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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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Disputes Between Medical Supervisors & Trainees

Disputes should be resolved fairly to protect the relationship between medical students, resident physicians or fellows, and their supervisors.

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Performing Procedures on the Newly Deceased

Physicians should work to develop clear institutional policies for performing procedures on newly deceased patients for training purposes.

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Xenotransplantation

Xenotransplantation is a possible novel means of addressing the shortage of transplantable organs that can pose distinctive ethical challenges.

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Resident & Fellow Physicians’ Involvement in Patient Care

Residents and fellows are physicians first and foremost and should always regard the interests of patients as paramount.

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Medical Student Involvement in Patient Care

The obligation to develop the next generation of physicians must be balanced against patients’ freedom to choose from whom they receive treatment.

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Directed Donation of Organs for Transplantation

Directed donations that produce a gain of organs for transplantation and do not unreasonably disadvantage other transplant candidates are ethically acceptable.

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Sexual Harassment in the Practice of Medicine

Sexual relationships between medical supervisors and trainees are not acceptable, even if consensual.

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Guidelines for Organ Transplantation

As in all patient-physician relationships, the physician’s primary concern must be the well-being of the patient.

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Romantic or Sexual Relationships with Key Third Parties

Sexual or romantic interactions between physicians and third parties may detract from the goals of the patient-physician relationship.

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