En diferentes épocas de la historia, la responsabilidad del médico se ha encaminado hacia el cumplimiento de deberes u obligación tanto frente a quien se remite a solicitar su servicio en calidad de paciente como frente al estado, representado por la entidad prestadora de salud.

At different times in history, the responsibility of the physician has been directed towards the fulfillment of duties or obligation both against those who refer to request their service as a patient as opposed to the state, represented by the entity providing health.