About Ethics Group

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Ethics Resource Center

The Ethics Resource Center provides students and physicians with the essential tools and skills to address ethical challenges in a changing health care environment.

Ethics forum in AMNews
A monthly column in AMNews that addresses ethical and legal issues related to patient care and practice.

Federation Repository of Ethics Documents Online (FRED)
A collection of full-text Codes of Ethics and ethics-related policies provided by state and specialty medical associations in the AMA's Federation.

Guidelines for gifts to physicians

Pocket principles
A pocket-sized version of the AMA Principles of Medical Ethics for medical students and residents, researchers, educators and practicing physicians.

End-of-life care
Including the AMA statement on end-of-life care, AMA policies on end-of-life care, and an Advance care planning resource PDF document.

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