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	As a Diplomate of a recognized Specialty Board affiliated with the American Board of Physician Specialties, I pledge myself to</p>
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		Maintain the highest standard of personal conduct</li>
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		Promote and encourage the highest level of medical ethics in medicine</li>
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		Maintain loyalty to the goals and objectives of the American Board of Physician Specialties</li>
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		Recognize and discharge my responsibility and that of the profession to uphold the laws and regulations relating to the practice of medicine</li>
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		Strive for excellence in all aspects of my medical practice</li>
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		Use only legal and ethical means in the provision of care to my patients</li>
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		Provide patient care impartially; provide no special privilege to any individual patient based on the patient&#39;s race, color, creed, sex, national origin or handicap</li>
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		Accept no personal compensation from any party that would influence or require special consideration in the provision of care to any patient</li>
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		Maintain the confidentiality of privileged information entrusted or known to me by virtue of my role as a physician</li>
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		Cooperate in every reasonable and proper way with other physicians and work with them in the advancement of quality patient care</li>
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		Use every opportunity to improve public understanding of the role of the specialist physician</li>
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		Abide by the highest ethical standards in activities designed to attract patients to my practice<br />
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