title: [Medical behavior (deontology) towards our students, our colleagues, our patients and the society].
abstract: In this paper we try to describe the importance of a dignified behavior of the physician to his students, colleagues, patients and the society.  We come to the conclusion that even if the other party is not showing the best of behavior, the physician has not only the responsibility and the duty but it is very much for his own  interest to show a dignified and useful behavior to others. This is the main route for having a good reputation which will help him better exercise his medical duties and offer him personal  happiness. Jeremy Bentham, an English judge and philosopher formed the Greek word deontology to mean correct behavior stating that this behavior is morally useful and a source of pleasure.  The codes of Hammurabi, of the Indian Ayr Veda, of the Egyptians, the teaching of Aristotle, Hippocrates and others also describe medical deontology.
authors.forename: Philip C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Grammaticos
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians; D057181:Pleasure; D013334:Students