MetroDoctors series on the Code

A series of articles published in a county medical society journal that explain the overall content of the Code.

Since 2001, MetroDoctors, the Journal of the Hennepin and Ramsey Medical Societies, has been featuring a series on the ten sections of the Code of Medical Ethics. The entire series is reprinted here with permission from MetroDoctors. (Files are in PDF format; require Adobe® Reader®).

Historical Evolution and Section 1.00 – Introduction

Section 2.00 – Opinions on Social Policy Issues

Sections 3.00 and 4.00 – Opinions on Interprofessional Relations and Opinions on Hospital Relations

Section 5.00 – Opinions on Confidentiality, Advertising, and Communications Media Relations

Section 6.00 – Opinions on Fees and Charges

Section 7.00 – Opinions on Physician Records

Section 8.00 – Opinions on Practice Matters

Section 9.00 – Opinions on Professional Rights and Responsibilities

Section 10.00 – Opinions on the Patient-Physician Relationship