Physician behavior that generates a patient complaint and ultimately leads to disciplinary action is both legally and ethically problematic—violating both regulatory rules and professional codes.
AMA J Ethics. 2015;17(5):448-455. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2015.17.5.pfor1-1505.
Treatment decisions in high-risk situations require a dynamic relationship between doctor and patient in which patient preferences and clinician recommendations contribute equally in shaping a final treatment decision.
Jennifer A. Sbicca, MD, Katherine Gordon, MD, and Stefani Takahashi, MD
Match applicants and residency program directors may express their interest in each other, but the cardinal rule of the match is they cannot ask the other how they will be ranked.
Medical schools’ and hospitals’ Title IX policies should support trainees who have been victimized as well as address known incidents of sexual harassment.
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(1):3-9. doi:
10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.1.peer1-1801.