The impact of medical school oaths and other professional codes of ethics: results of a national physician survey.

Author Affiliations: Department of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Dr Zhang and Mr Zhou); and VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Division of General Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the RAND Corporation (Dr Gellad). Correspondence: Dr Zhang, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh, 130 De Soto St, Crabtree Hall A664, Pittsburgh, PA 15261 (ytzhang @pitt.edu). Author Contributions: Study concept and design: Zhang and Gellad. Analysis and interpretation of data: Zhang, Zhou, and Gellad. Drafting of the manuscript: Zhang, Zhou, and Gellad. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Zhang and Gellad. Statistical analysis: Zhang and Zhou. Obtained funding: Zhang and Gellad. Administrative, technical, and material support: Zhang. Study supervision: Zhang. Financial Disclosure: None reported. Funding/Support: This project was supported in part by the RAND–University of Pittsburgh Health Institute (RUPHI), a formal collaboration between the RAND Corporation, RAND Health, and the University of Pittsburgh School of the Health Sciences, and the Clinical Translational Science Institute: Translating Research Into Practice Program. This publication was made possible by grant UL1 RR024153 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. Disclaimer: The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the NCRR. Previous Presentation: Dr Zhang gave a podium presentation of this study at the AcademyHealth Annual Meeting; June 27, 2010; Boston, Massachusetts. Additional Information: For more information about RUPHI, please visit our Web site at http://www.ruphi .pitt.edu. Information on Re-engineering the Clinical Research Enterprise can be obtained from http://nihroadmap .nih.gov/clinicalresearch/overview-translational.aspx.