TY - JOUR T1 - The physician charter on medical professionalism: a Jewish ethical perspective JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 404 LP - 405 DO - 10.1136/jme.2004.009423 VL - 31 IS - 7 AU - A B Jotkowitz AU - S Glick Y1 - 2005/07/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/31/7/404.abstract N2 - The physician charter on medical professionalism creates standards of ethical behaviour for physicians and has been endorsed by professional organisations worldwide. It is based on the cardinal principles of the primacy of patient welfare, patient autonomy, and social welfare. There has been little discussion in the bioethics community of the doctrine of the charter and none from a Jewish ethical perspective. In this essay the authors discuss the obligations of the charter from a Jewish ethical viewpoint and call on other cultures to develop their own unique perspectives on this important document. ER -