Version us-1.0 · binding for accounts in the United States
MedCards community guidelines (United States) — version us-1.0
The binding version for accounts with the US home region. Draft for counsel review. The rule ids are the same
stable ids as the pt-BR text (G-1 to G-10, with sub-ids), so statements of reasons cite the same ids in both
regions.
G-1 Purpose
G-1.1 Accurate, current cards for medical students.
G-1.2 Patients come first: when in doubt about safety, report.
G-2 Respect
G-2.1 No harassment, discrimination or personal attacks.
G-2.2 Criticize the content, not the person.
G-3 Evidence
G-3.1 Cite current, acceptable sources for factual, dose and management changes.
G-3.2 Never fabricate references.
G-3.3 Declare AI help.
G-4 Copyright
G-4.1 Do not copy text, tables, figures or questions from books, question banks, courses or cursinhos.
G-4.2 Images need a licence that fits the deck.
G-4.3 Do not publish secure exam content recalled from memory.
G-4.4 Copyright notices go through the takedown form.
G-5 Patient privacy
G-5.1 No data or image that identifies a patient, even with consent.
G-5.2 Clinical photos in official decks need a consent record and a two-person check.
G-6 Honesty
G-6.1 One person, one account.
G-6.2 No vote trading, paid or incentivized ratings.
G-6.3 No self-promotion inside cards.
G-6.4 Do not pose as another person or as a verified professional.
G-7 Conflicts of interest
G-7.1 Disclose ties to companies, courses and authors.
G-7.2 Recuse yourself from reviews with a conflict.
G-8 Medical safety
G-8.1 No treatment advice for individual cases.
G-8.2 Exam answers that differ from current practice are labelled.
G-8.3 Dangerous errors are reported at top priority.
G-9 Edit wars
G-9.1 Discuss before you revert; do not revert back and forth.
G-10 Enforcement
G-10.1 Sanctions follow the level ladder, with a written statement of reasons.
G-10.2 Every decision can be appealed through the path given.