Wall of Silence

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Wall of Silence

Ethics A popular phrase for the general unwillingness of physicians to report misconduct, incompetence, substance abuse, and other breaches of professionalism committed by colleagues
Military A term used in the US armed forces, where open homosexuality is banned, for the policy of pretending that it doesn’t exist

wall of silence

Don't ask, don't tell Ethics A popular phrase for the general unwillingness by physicians to report misconduct, incompetence, substance abuse, and other breaches of professionalism committed by colleagues; those who do bring unethical colleagues to public attention are ostracized and/or lose their jobs–Author's note

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