Scott Schweikart joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article: “AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Clinicians in Government.”

In the September 2014 issue on physicians as agents of social change, Dr. Audiey Kao, editor-in-chief of Virtual Mentor interviewed Dr. Rajiv Shah, administrator of the United States Agency for International Development or USAID.

This month, Virtual Mentor's theme issue editor for March 2012, Alon Neidich, interviewed Dr. Al Roth about the growing importance of paired kidney exchanges for incompatible patient-donor pairs.

The adverse health effects of climate change should be the focus of physician advocacy efforts and of conversations between physicians and their patients.

Social media platforms and organizational websites that facilitate organ procurement should respect potential donors’ autonomy and confidentiality.

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ opinions related to organ donors’ informed, voluntary decisions and equitable distribution of organs and tissues.

Physicians need to become more involved in the public debate regarding issues of medicine, science, and evolution.

A physician argues against the practice of advertising private pleas for organ donation rather than individuals using the UNOS donor list system.

Physicians should take part in public health advocacy to improve health care for all patients.