At the request of the AAD Professionalism and Ethics Committee:
As a member of the dermatology community, the Professionalism and Ethics Committee is asking you to join them in taking the updated, five-part professionalism and ethics pledge, now ratified by the Academy’s Board of Directors.
Professionalism and Ethics Pledge
In acting as a dermatologist, I will strive to:
- Put my patients’ welfare above other interests;
- Provide care that adheres to professional standards of practice;
- Provide care for those in need;
- Foster collegiality, through my interaction with the medical community; and
- Support diversity, equity and inclusion.
Please note:
- The pledge is voluntary;
- It does not represent strict or unattainable rules of behavior, but rather sets a basic framework for an ethical practice of dermatology – and for discussion of ethical issues that arise in the field;
- Most fundamentally, the pledge symbolizes our commitment, as dermatologists, to professionalism; and
- Demonstrating this commitment is more important now than ever before.
If you have any questions, please contact the AAD Professionalism & Ethics Committee.