Responsive medical professionalism

Professionalism in medical informatics.

Medical professionalism: the trainees' views.

Medical professionalism is deeply embedded in medical practice in the UK but, with changes in the modern healthcare climate, its nature and role have been increasingly challenged. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) therefore convened a working party to consider the concept of medical professionalism, to clarify its value and purpose, and to define it. As part of this project, the RCP Trainee...

Medical Ethics Programming for Education of Professionalism

Introduction: Although the medical field is related to the Ethical issues and concepts, naturally, the practitioners and clinical staffs, do not train in the ethical issues, adequately. The lack of knowledge and professional training in this area could be lead to the both doubtful decision-making and ethical reviews, and inappropriate policies. This article considers the reform in the prof...

Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism

Medical education is a new discipline whichstarted about 50 years ago. The pioneer of thisdiscipline was George Miller from the Universityof Chicago who suggested most of prominentmedical professionals have little or no knowledge ofpsychology of learning and advocated the validity ofpresent medical education in the world.He hypothesized that while very eminent and welltrained scientific oriente...

Medical professionalism--focusing on the real issues.

Rothman (April 27 issue) (1) contends that medical professionalism is losing the battle against capitalism. My colleagues and I at the American Academy of Ophthalmology agree that medicine should be practiced in the best interest of the patient, not of our pockets, but Rothman's sweeping accusations against medical specialties and the academy, which are offered as sacrificial lambs in his crusa...