CODE OF ETHICS OF THE PHILIPPINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

ARTICLE 1

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Section 1. The primary objective of the practice of medicine is service to

mankind irrespective of race, age, disease, disability, gender, sexual orientation,

social standing, creed or political affiliation. In medical practice, reward or

financial gain should be a subordinate consideration.

Section 2. On entering the profession, a physician assumes the obligation of

maintaining the honorable tradition that confers the well deserved title of a

“friend of mankind”. The physician should cherish a proper pride in the calling

and conduct himself/herself in accordance with this Code and in the generally

accepted principles of the International Code of Medical Ethics.

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