While some argue that live footage of emergency room treatment is beneficial to the general public, the AMA's Code of Medical Ethics states that such taping is a violation of patient privacy and patient confidentiality.
Current policy does not give special protection to a patient's genetic information or family history, but relies on society to decide who has access to this information and when.
The journal invites students to share their observations and reflections of healing and learning captured in photographs taken during their medical training.
Readers are referred to an article in a 1999 issue of JAMA to discuss whether medical professionalism should be explicitly taught in medical schools and residency programs.