Medical Technologists Code of Ethics of the Philippines

Medical Technologists Code of Ethics of the Philippines- As I enter the practice of medical technology, I shall...


As I enter the practice of medical technology, I shall:
  • Accept the responsibilities inherent to being a professional. 
  • Uphold the law and shall not engage in illegal work nor cooperate with anyone engaged. 
  • Avoid associating or being identified with any enterprise of questionable character 
  • Work and act in a strict spirit of fairness to employer, clients, contractors, employees and in a spirit of personal helpfulness and fraternity toward other members of the profession. 
  • Use only honorable means of competition for profession employment or services and shall refrain from unfairly injuring, directly or indirectly the professional reputation, projects or business of a fellow medical technologist. 
  • Accept employment from more than one employs only when there is no conflict of interest. 
  • Perform professional work in a manner that merits full confidence and trust with absolute reliability, accuracy, fairness and honesty. 
  • Review the professional work of other medical technologist when requested, fairly and in confidence whether they are subordinates or employees, authors of proposals for grants or contracts, authors of technical papers or other publications or involved in litigation. 
  • Advance the profession by exchanging general information and experience with fellow medical technologists and other professionals and by contributing to work of professional organizations. 
  • Restrict my praises, criticisms, views and opinions within constructive limits and shall not use the knowledge know for selfish ends. 
  • Treat any information I acquired about individuals in the course of my work as strictly confidential and may be divulged only to authorized persons on entities or with consent of the individual when necessary. 
  • Uphold the dignity and respect of my profession and conduct myself a reputation of reliability, honesty and integrity. 
  • Be dedicated to the use of clinical laboratory science to promote life and benefit of mankind. 
  • Report any infractions of these principles of professional conduct to the authorities responsible for enforcement of applicable laws or regulations, or to the ethics committee of the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET) as may be appropriate. 
  • To these principles, I hereby subscribe and pledge to conduct myself at all times in a manner of befitting the dignity of my profession.

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