The Code Of Medical Ethics Q: How can I order a copy of the Code of Medical Ethics?
• The AMA’s Code of Medical Ethics can be purchased online or by calling AMA Customer Service at (800) 621-8335. Ask for the 2006-07 edition of the Code of Medical Ethics, Current Opinions with Annotations. The cost is $55 for non-members, and $40 for members. Back to top Hippocratic Oath Q: What obligations does a physician have under the Hippocratic Oath? The AMA does not have formal policy related to the Oath. Some of the tenets of the Oath represent long-standing ethical traditions that the AMA supports, while others are somewhat outdated. A May 2000 article from AMNews discusses the modern meaning of the Hippocratic Oath. The AMA used to reprint a translation of the Oath in our Code of Medical Ethics. We still have information on the history and relation of the Oath to the AMA Code of Medical Ethics included in the preface to the Code. Physicians may take other oaths when they begin or when they graduate from medical school. In addition, they may pledge to uphold professional stan
