AMA Code of Medical Ethics

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Code of Medical Ethics overview

A page from the AMA Code of Medical Ethics

Code of Medical Ethics Preface & Preamble

Why does the medical profession need a code of ethics?

Ethics

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Code of Medical Ethics Preface & Preamble

This is the preface and preamble for the Code of Ethics.

Ethics

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Code of Medical Ethics overview

Read the Principles of Medical Ethics, the Preface & Preamble and access the Code of Medical Ethics Opinions.

Ethics

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Code of Medical Ethics: Patient-physician relationships

Doctor-patient relationships are strengthened by the practice of medical ethics, which can help you create better communication and health care decisions.

Ethics

3 MIN READ

Physician Stewardship of Health Care Resources

Physicians should be prudent stewards of the shared societal resources with which they are entrusted.

Ethics

4 MIN READ

Professionalism in Health Care Systems

Health care systems can pose ethical challenges for physicians that could undermine the trust essential to patient-physician relationships.

Ethics

2 MIN READ

Quality

Individually and collectively, physicians should actively engage in efforts to improve the quality of health care.

Ethics

3 MIN READ

Ethically Sound Innovation in Medical Practice

Innovation shares features with both research and patient care, but is distinct from both.

Ethics

2 MIN READ

Code of Medical Ethics: Financing and delivery of health care

Financing health care can be a tricky issue. Find out how to ethically balance patients’ interests with the interests of payers and health care institutions.

Code of Medical Ethics CME

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics' interactive CME modules offer concrete advice on how physicians should interact with patients and address critical decisions within their practice.

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Additional information

Code of Medical Ethics overview

Code of Medical Ethics Preface & Preamble

Why does the medical profession need a code of ethics?

Code of Medical Ethics Preface & Preamble

Code of Medical Ethics overview

Code of Medical Ethics: Patient-physician relationships

Physician Stewardship of Health Care Resources

Professionalism in Health Care Systems

Quality

Ethically Sound Innovation in Medical Practice

Code of Medical Ethics: Financing and delivery of health care

Code of Medical Ethics CME