AMA Journal of Ethics^®

Lobbying, maintaining diagnostic skill, participating in national societies, and contributing to robust discourse can influence practice and policy.

Six recommendations focus on specific actions to help reverse the nation’s opioid epidemic.

Mandating processes that are not evidence based generates distress among patients and clinicians, so physician advocacy in national, state, and local policymaking is key.

One recent essay suggests that emphasis on social justice in medical education is done at the expense of clinicians’ technical competency. This is a response to that stance.

Some physicians who value collective bargaining remain concerned that patient services could suffer, but unionization can be driven by a focus on improving care.

This article considers one student’s experience after coming out as nonbinary and voicing that their pronouns are they/them.

Changes made in 2017 to the World Medical Association Physician’s Pledge strive to keep in step with geopolitical trends by addressing patient autonomy and collegiality.

The AMA Code of Medical Ethics offers guidance on stewardship and professionalism.

A UPAC is an alternative to engaging a guardianship court appointment process or to using physicians or ethics committees as decision makers.

A look at current literature and work by a statewide initiative can motivate development of policies that help respond to unrepresented patients’ needs.