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AMA Code of Medical Ethics

Code of Medical Ethics overview
A page from the AMA Code of Medical Ethics

Code of Medical Ethics Preface & Preamble
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Why does the medical profession need a code of ethics?
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Expanded Access to Investigational Therapies

Physicians should become familiar with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s “expanded access” program so as to supply answers to patients who are seeking access to investigational therapy.

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Medical Tourism

Physicians need to be aware of the implications of medical tourism for individual patients and the community.

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AMA Principles of Medical Ethics

Explore the standards of conduct that define the essentials of honorable behavior for the physician.

Publications & Newsletters
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Ethics training module helps clarify professional boundaries

Treating kin. Posting work stories online. Are these practices OK? If so, when? A new educational module parses the issues.

Publications & Newsletters
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AMA publishes updated Code of Medical Ethics for contemporary medicine

A revised edition of the Code of Medical Ethics is available from the American Medical Association in hardcover or e-book.

Press Releases
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Physician Participation in Interrogation

Physicians who engage in any activity that relies on their medical knowledge and skills must continue to uphold principles of medical ethics.

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Euthanasia

The physician who performs euthanasia assumes unique responsibility for the act of ending the patient’s life.

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Physician-Assisted Suicide

Read more about the AMA's position on physician-assisted suicide.

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Sedation to Unconsciousness in End-of-Life Care

The duty to relieve pain and suffering is central to the physician’s role as healer and is an obligation physicians have to their patients.

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