biostudies-literatureDuBois JMNCRR NIH HHS89-98https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC3244684biostudies-literatureUnknown42(1)"Ethical disasters" or egregious violations of professional ethics in medicine often receive substantial amounts of publicity, leading to mistrust of the medical system. Efforts to understand wrongdoing in medical practice and research are hampered by the absence of a clear taxonomy. This article describes the authors' process of developing a taxonomy based on (1) reviews of academic literature, ethics codes, government regulations, and cases of wrongdoing; (2) consultation with experts in health law and healthcare ethics; and (3) application of the taxonomy to published cases of wrongdoing in medical research and practice. The resulting taxonomy includes 14 categories of wrongdoing in medical practice and 15 categories of wrongdoing in medical research. This taxonomy may be useful to overAmerican journal of preventive medicineThe development of a taxonomy of wrongdoing in medical practice and research.PMC3244684R21 RR0263131R21RR026313R21 RR026313-01UL1 RR024992UL1 RR024992-05UL1RR024992DuBois JMKraus EVasher MfalseThe development of a taxonomy of wrongdoing in medical practice and research."Ethical disasters" or egregious violations of professional ethics in medicine often receive substantial amounts of publicity, leading to mistrust of the medical system. Efforts to understand wrongdoing in medical practice and research are hampered by the absence of a clear taxonomy. This article describes the authors' process of developing a taxonomy based on (1) reviews of academic literature, ethics codes, government regulations, and cases of wrongdoing; (2) consultation with experts in health law and healthcare ethics; and (3) application of the taxonomy to published cases of wrongdoing in medical research and practice. The resulting taxonomy includes 14 categories of wrongdoing in medical practice and 15 categories of wrongdoing in medical research. This taxonomy may be useful to over2012-01-01T00:00:00Z2012 Jan2025-04-18T17:25:05.93Z2019-03-26T23:05:09ZS-EPMC32446842217685310.1016/j.amepre.2011.08.027