Professionalism: lifelong commitment for surgeons.

Professionalism and Occupational Well-Being: Similarities and Differences Among Latin American Health Professionals

Context: Empathy, teamwork, and lifelong learning are described as key elements of professionalism. The first recipients of their benefits are professionals themselves. Paradoxically, scarce studies have reported association between professionalism and occupational well-being. The main purpose of this study was to characterize the influence that empathy, teamwork, and lifelong learning, play in...

Author’s Reply to Professionalism—The Role of Quality Improvement

Competent and trustworthy physicians who act for the benefit of patients naturally embrace quality improvement. As mentioned in my article, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education lists “accountability,” “commitment to excellence,” and “responsiveness” in its definition of professionalism. These attributes and behaviors are necessary for quality improvement. The Physician Chart...

Survey of Attitudes on Professionalism in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to analyze the current attitudes toward professionalism, the core values, and the type of professionalism among plastic surgeons in Korea to establish a code of ethics regarding the role of professionalism for plastic and reconstructive surgeons. METHODS From March 9, to July 1, 2012, face-to-face and mail surveys were conducted targeting the 325 partic...

Accounting for professionalism: an innovative point system to assess resident professionalism

BACKGROUND Professionalism is a core competency for residency required by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education. We sought a means to objectively assess professionalism among internal medicine and transitional year residents. INNOVATION We established a point system to document unprofessional behaviors demonstrated by internal medicine and transitional year residents along w...

Professionalism (empathy, interprofessional collaboration, lifelong learning)