AMA Code of Medical Ethics

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guideline medical ethics code professional code of conduct

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics is a foundational set of ethical guidelines that defines professional conduct, responsibilities, and decision-making standards for physicians in the United States.

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Label	Occurrences
AMA Code of Medical Ethics canonical	2
AMA Code of Medical Ethics interpretive materials	1
AMA Code of Medical Ethics opinions	1
AMA ethical and professional policy framework	1
AMA policy on ethics	1
Principles of Medical Ethics	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	guideline ⓘ medical ethics code ⓘ professional code of conduct ⓘ
appliesTo	medical students ⓘ other health professionals under physician supervision ⓘ physicians ⓘ
author	American Medical Association ⓘ
countryOfFocus	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
field	medical ethics ⓘ professional ethics ⓘ
firstAdoptedBy	American Medical Association House of Delegates ⓘ
governs	physician responsibilities to other health professionals ⓘ physician responsibilities to self ⓘ physician responsibilities to society ⓘ physician-patient relationship ⓘ
hasComponent	Opinions of the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs ⓘ AMA Code of Medical Ethics self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Principles of Medical Ethics
includesPrinciple	advocacy for patients ⓘ beneficence ⓘ confidentiality ⓘ conflict of interest management ⓘ end-of-life care ethics ⓘ honesty with patients ⓘ informed consent ⓘ justice ⓘ nonmaleficence ⓘ patient privacy ⓘ professional competence ⓘ professional self-regulation ⓘ public health ethics ⓘ research ethics involving human subjects ⓘ respect for law ⓘ respect for patient autonomy ⓘ social responsibility of physicians ⓘ stewardship of health care resources ⓘ
influences	hospital ethics policies in the United States ⓘ medical education curricula ⓘ state medical board standards ⓘ
isUpdated	periodically ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
maintainedBy	AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs ⓘ
purpose	define professional conduct for physicians ⓘ guide ethical decision-making in medicine ⓘ maintain public trust in the medical profession ⓘ protect patient welfare ⓘ
scope	clinical practice ⓘ professional relationships ⓘ public health ⓘ research ⓘ
updatedBy	AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs ⓘ
usedBy	courts as reference in medical ethics cases ⓘ ethics committees ⓘ medical licensing boards ⓘ

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