Code of Ethics

As a member of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc., I pledge myself to:

• Maintain the highest standard of personal conduct.
• Promote and encourage the highest level of medical ethics in medicine.
• Maintain loyalty to the goals and objectives of the American Association of Physician Specialists, Inc.
• Recognize and fulfill my responsibility and that of the profession to uphold the laws and regulations relating to the practice of medicine.
• Strive for excellence in all aspects of my medical practice.
• Use only legal and ethical means in the provision of care to my patients.
• Provide patient care impartially; provide no special privilege to any individual patient based on the patient's race, color, creed, sex, national origin, or handicap.
• Accept no personal compensation from any party that would influence or require special consideration in the provision of care to any patient.

Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information entrusted or known to me, by virtue of my role as a physician.

Cooperate in every reasonable and proper way with other physicians and work with them in the advancement of quality patient care.