How Has the Treatment of Virtues in the Code of the American

question 26

Multiple Choice

How has the treatment of virtues in the Code of the American Medical Association (AMA) changed from 1847 until today?

• A) Virtues in health care professions have been increasingly emphasized.
• B) Virtues in health care professions have been increasingly de-emphasized.
• C) Physicians have been consistently told to be "upright" and "pure in character."
• D) The concept of virtue has never been part of the AMA code.

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