Do clinical clerks suffer ethical erosion? Studentsʼ perceptions of their ethical environment and personal development

Ethical erosion in newly qualified doctors: perceptions of empathy decline

OBJECTIVES This study sought to understand whether UK Foundation doctors perceived the phenomena of ethical erosion and empathy decline during their initial period of clinical practice, and if so, why this occurred. METHODS This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews with nine doctors in their first year of clinical practice at Royal Bolton Hospital, UK. Participants were invited t...

Ethical Erosion at Enron

Existing Ethical Principles and their Application to Personal Medicine

The Human Genome Project was created with the ultimate goal of improving human health. Since its inception, the majority of funding has gone to the development of technologies and the creation of massive data sets. The applications of the Human Genome Project have been slow in developing. On July 26, 2000 a press conference at the Whitehouse proclaimed the success of the Human Genome Project. H...

Iranian Physiotherapists’ Perceptions of the Ethical Issues in Everyday Practice

Objectives: Considering the significant role of physiotherapists in the process of rehabilitation, their ethical commitment is essential to successful interaction and care provision. However, investigations on the medical professional ethics ​​in Iran are limited. Generally, research in this regard is rare in Asia. Thus, such studies could improve the moral knowledge of the Iranian physiotherap...

Relationship between Emotional Intelligence, Ethical Climates and Ethical Values of Companies and Auditor’s Ethical Judgment

Background: Evolution of the audit profession and its ability to gain public trust will depend on compliance with code of professional ethics. Fraudulent activities indicate the weakness of the ruling ethical values in work and training environment. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence, ethical climates and ethical values of companie...