AMA letter to AJC on ethical conduct at AMA meetings

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The American Medical Association (AMA) has a strong commitment to eliminating sexual harassment, discrimination and physician misconduct. As workplaces and technology evolve, so too must the specifics of our policies. Behavior that constitutes sexual harassment is unethical and unlawful.

Last year’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution series on physician misconduct highlighted troubling instances of sexual contact. For decades, the AMA’s Code of Medical Ethics — the foundational document for America's physicians — has made clear that sexual contact or sexual relations between physicians and patients are unethical and detrimental to a patient’s wellbeing.

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