Surgical Professionalism 2012

Professionalism, Passion, and Surgical Education

He replied that while on a previous surgical rotation in another state, residents were “mean to one another and mean to the medical students.” He went on to say that the surgical residency program was very hierarchical and medical students “weren’t allowed” to speak with senior level residents let alone speak with the attending surgical staff. The student related being the target of verbal abus...

Surgical professionalism in the 21st century.

During the past 50 years, techniques and results in surgery have advanced enormously. Heart and lung surgery is now routine and is becoming steadily less invasive. Stapling devices have improved the speed and reliability of gastrointestinal surgery, and minimally invasive techniques are routinely used in procedures ranging from adrenalectomy, through gastric bypass for obesity, to difficult her...

Professionalism.

On professionalism.

This engineer’s view of professionalism is not far removed from the medical profession’s view, articulated by Sir Donald Irvine in his recent Duncan Memorial Lecture.2 Engineers developed their civic role through the huge engineering projects of canal and iron bridge construction during the nineteenth century, giving Thomas Telford both the technical and the moral experience which led his young...

Assessment of interprofessional professionalism of surgical residents and workers in operating units in teaching hospitals: A cross-sectional study

Background & Objective: Professionalism and interprofessional cooperation are essential capabilities of health team members. Educational systems must use an appropriate approach for training and evaluating these capabilities. The present study aimed to investigate the adherence of surgical residents and personnel to interprofessional professionalism behavior in the operating units using the int...