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Health Law
Dec 2003

Limits to Peer Review Privilege

Amy Young
Privacy laws and concerns regarding confidentiality often prevent physicians from serving on peer review boards.
Virtual Mentor. 2003; 5(12):564-567. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.12.hlaw1-0312.
In the Literature
Feb 2002

Competence and Professionalism

Sam Huber
An article from a 2002 issue of JAMA discusses competence as a form of professionalism, and suggests that a commitment to competence and excellence is a way of ensuring ethical behavior and improving the physician-patient relationship.
Virtual Mentor. 2002; 4(2):37-39. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.2.jdsc1-0202.
Medicine and Society
Feb 2002

Medical Oaths and Codes of Ethics

Audiey Kao, MD, PhD
Teachers of medicine are encouraged to use the provided PowerPoint presentation, which provides a brief historical overview of medical oaths and highlights how the AMA's Code of Medical Ethics can provide valuable guidance to students and physicians who confront challenging issues in medicine.
Virtual Mentor. 2002; 4(2):40-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.2.medu1-0202.
AMA Code Says
Sep 2001

Right to Choose Patients and Duty Not to Neglect

Faith Lagay, PhD
The Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs reports how the AMA's Code of Medical Ethics has evolved over the years to provide two opinions that address which patients physicians have the right to choose to serve and when physicians can terminate a therapeutic relationship.
Virtual Mentor. 2001; 3(9):293-295. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2001.3.9.code1-0109.
Viewpoint
Oct 1999

Doctors Without Borders

Audiey Kao, MD, PhD
Doctors Without Borders, an organization of volunteer physicians and other medical professionals who alleviate human misery and suffering, was awarded the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize.
Virtual Mentor. 1999; 1(2):14-15. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.1999.1.2.prol1-9910.