ABSTRACT
Medical schools have introduced ethics into their curricula. But curricula needs to be included in the health care system, hospitals, and health care corporations. Medicine must have a culture of safety instilled in all workers before they enter the hospital care system. Ethics studies should continue into the third and fourth year rotation and into daily practice. A foundational tenet of ethics in medical practice, as in many professions, is a conflict of interest. Transparency is of utmost importance where physicians’ relationships are concerned. To be a successful hospital or successful health organization, the ethical frame should have been put in place when the hospital opened, or the health care system was developed. A consistent ethical code needs to be applied by the health system toward the physician and by the physician toward the patient. To a high degree, health care has become a business and patients have had much of their autonomy stolen in this business culture.
