Interrogation|Torture and Dual Loyalty
This December, the Institute on Medicine as a Profession, together with the Open Society Institute, is holding a conference on the role of physicians in the interrogation and torture of military detainees. The conference is designed to explore the roles that physicians have played, and should play, as medical professionals, in the detention and interrogation of military detainees. The particular focus will be on the U.S. “War on Terror,” exploring how and why physician misconduct occurred and evaluating potential solutions to prevent future recurrence.
As government and non-governmental agencies release reports documenting questionable physician conduct, OSI and IMAP intend the conference to focus on the social-institutional context that allowed, demanded, and resulted in physicians’ behaviors. From this starting point, the conference will then examine possible remedies, including policies that might be adopted by the military, by state and federal legal bodies, and by professional medical associations and academic medical centers to prevent such behaviors in the future.
The results of the conference will be published in medical journals and policy journals.
Torture Initiative
This December, the Institute on Medicine as a Profession, together with the Open Society Institute, is holding a conference on the role of physicians in the interrogation and torture of military detainees...