Professional courtesy

Professional courtesy

Professional courtesy is the tradition among physicians not to charge for treatment of each other's family. cite web| title = AMA Code of Medical Ethics, E-6.13, Professional Courtesy| work = | url = http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/8376.html| accessdate=2006-12-13 ] The purpose was to discourage physicians from having members of their own family as patients, as well as to foster bonds among physicians. The custom dates back to Hippocrates. Rathbun, Katharine C., M.D.; Richards, Edward P. III, J.D.; "Professional Courtesy"; Missouri Medicine; 1998;95:18-20; [http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/Articles/Professional_Courtesy.html (on-line)] .]

The term may also be applied to specific behaviors in non-medical professions, such as police officers not ticketing each other. cite web| title = Professional Courtesy| work = NJLawman.com|url = http://njlawman.com/Feature%20Pieces/Professional%20Courtesy.htm| accessdate = 2006-12-13] The phrase may also be applied in a literal form, such as required ethical behavior of lawyers towards each other. cite web| title = Code of Professional Courtesy| work = Kentucky Bar Association| url = http://www.kybar.org/Default.aspx?tabid=228| accessdate = 2006-12-13]

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