Medical Professionalism, Models of Regulation and Professional Autonomy

Survey of the Attitudes of Residents of Guilan University of Medical Sciences toward Medical Professionalism, and Their Professional Behaviours

Background: Medical professionalism is a set of attitudes and behaviors that cause the physicians to prioritize the advantages of patients to theirs . The primary objective of this study was to assess the attitudes and behaviors of medicalprofessionalism among residentsof Guilan University of Medical Sciences, in the educational year of 2011-2012. Methods:  This descriptive study was conducted ...

Physicians and professional autonomy.

154 JMAJ, May / June 2014—Vol.57, No.3 1. What constitutes the exact definition and concepts of the term profession is not clear. In Europe, where the word profession was born, clergy, physicians, and attorneys have been traditionally referred to as the 3 major professions. Here, I would like to state the fundamental features of profession bearing in mind the latter two in particular: physician...

The Concept of Professionalism: Professional Work, Professional Practice and Learning

S. Billett et al. (eds.), International Handbook of Research in Professional and Practice-based Learning, Springer International Handbooks of Education, DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-8902-8_2, © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 Abstract For a long time, the sociological analysis of professional work has differentiated professionalism as a special means of organizing work and controlling ...

Professionalism deficits among medical students: models of identification and intervention.

OBJECTIVE This study compares the instruments and interventions utilized to identify and remediate unprofessional behaviors in medical students across U.S. psychiatry clerkships. METHODS A 20-item questionnaire was distributed to 120 psychiatry clerkship directors and directors of medical student education, in the U.S., inquiring into the procedures utilized for identifying, monitoring, and r...

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