American College of Physicians Ethics Manual
Authors: AD HOC COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL ETHICS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1984)

Position Paper1 July 1984American College of Physicians Ethics ManualPart I: History of Medical Ethics, The Physician and the Patient, The Physician's Relationship to Other Physicians, The Physician and SocietyAD HOC COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL ETHICSAD HOC COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL ETHICSAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-101-1-129 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1913 Dr. Heinrich Stern, a visionary young physician, visited the Royal College of Physicians of London and recognized that the United States needed an educationally oriented organization of "internists," an organization comparable to the distinguished English College. In the United States the progress of medicine had been slow, but the various specialties of medicine had begun to emerge. The configuration of the "internist" was just gaining clarity. (Board certification originated in 1916, and the ophthalmologists led the way. An internal medicine board was not established until 1936.)Dr. Stern's vision led to the founding of the American College of... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS **The American College of Physicians Ad Hoc Committee on Medical Ethics consisted of Dr. Harriet P. Dustan, Chairman; Drs. Robert M. Kark; John F. Burnum; Arthur W. Feinberg; C. S. Lewis, Jr.; Richard J. Reitemeier; Jeremiah A. Barondess; Richard W. Vilter; Donald E. Wilson; and Robert H. Moser (ex officio). 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