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.

AMA Journal of Ethics theme editor Terri Davis, a third-year MD student at West Virginia University School of Medicine, interviewed Ranit Mishori, MD, about how to respond to incidents of suspected human trafficking in health care settings.

Drs Oliva Kates and Monica Gandhi join Ethics Talk to discuss equity and public health messaging in ending the HIV epidemic.

Physicians caring for trafficking victims should know about applicable criminal and human rights law and mandatory reporting requirements.

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

As machine learning becomes increasingly common in health care, these systems’ data, algorithms, and recommendations raise critical justice questions.

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

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

The president of the Association of American Medical Colleges gives reasons why medical schools need to continue affirmative action admissions policies.