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Code of Ethics
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necessary information.
http://www.wma.net/en/30publications/10policies/c8/
In a malpractice lawsuit she filed against him in 1998, she claimed Dr. Rubin sexually exploited
her.
We dated for awhile, Rubin says. And he also admits writing her prescriptions.
But as for the sex, he says its kind of like Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.
There was issue with what constitutes sex, Rubin says. While we may not have had
intercourse, you may call it sexual contact.
Tammy lost her case in court, and the Medical Examining Board never punished Dr. Rubin for
having sexual contact with a patient.
Eleven complaints have been filed against Dr. Rubin since 1997. But this is the first time the
Medical Examining Board has taken any formal disciplinary action.
I dont understand why they came down like a ton of bricks on me. Im confused about that,
truly, Rubin says.
Dr. Rubin can possibly practice medicine again. If he follows the Boards order, he can ask the
Medical Examining Board for permission to get his license back. The details of his discipline are
available here.
Essay
The code of ethics I am using is from the World Medical Association, and it is used
internationally. This code of ethics was originally created in 1949, and has been amended 3 times
since then. This code of ethics is relevant to my future career because I want to work in the
medical field as a pathologist. Pathologists are doctor who examine tissues and analyze lab
samples in order to figure out the best way to treat a patient, as well as diagnose patients. One
strength of this code of ethics is that it is very thorough and covers almost all aspects of medicine
in which ethical issues could possibly arise. A weakness of this code of ethics is that it is very
lengthy and redundant. Something I saw in this code of ethics that I didnt expect was that it
mentions that medical professionals have a moral obligation to care for those in need of medical
attention. One line of the code of ethics reads a physician shall give emergency care as a
humanitarian duty unless he/she is assured that others are willing and able to give such care.
While some of the theorists in our textbook discuss the idea that we dont have a moral
obligation to help others, the medical community seems to have a much different view on this
concept.
The news story I have discovered is about a doctor named Ron Rubin who is currently
being investigated for medical malpractice after a slew of accusations from multiple different
patients. He has been accused of smoking pot with patients, over-prescribing stimulants, taking
cuts of patients prescriptions for himself, and sexually exploiting his patients. He denies the pot
accusation, and claims that the others were all just misunderstandings between him and his
patients. Obviously, there are quite a few potential ethical issues here, so I have just listed the
relevant parts of the code of ethics below.
A physician shall:
If I had to summarize these into a main ethical problem, I would say that the main ethical
issue is that Dr. Rubin is exploiting the power that he has as a doctor. The code of ethics
definitely addresses this ethical issue sufficiently, because this problem is the reason it had to be
developed in the first place. Medical professional possess a certain degree of power. They are
respected and regarded as highly intelligent and trustworthy individuals. They also have access
to and the ability to prescribe drugs with little restrictions. It is important that doctors use their
power in good and ethical ways for the sake of the safety and health of their patients. When a
doctor asks a patient to do something, the patient usually does it because they trust their doctor
and understands that they probably know more than they do about whatever they are seeking
treatment for. When doctors exploit their power and their patients, several ethical issues can
arise. This is why the medical community has countless codes of ethics. This code of ethics is
very thorough and adequately addresses the ethical issue of abusing ones power as a medical
professional.
This code of ethics would be very helpful to me if I were to become a doctor. I think there
are a lot of gray areas in medicine where there isnt necessarily a right or wrong way to do
something, and that this code of ethics would be a good tool to use in order to insure that those
gray areas are addressed in an ethical manner. I think its a good example of rule utilitarianism
because if everyone were to follow these rules, it would produce a lot of good.