Perspective: Medical professionalism and medical education should not involve commitments to political advocacy.

Do medical professionalism and medical education involve commitments to political advocacy?

Perspective: Physician advocacy: what is it and how do we do it?

Many medical authors and organizations have called for physician advocacy as a core component of medical professionalism. Despite widespread acceptance of advocacy as a professional obligation, the concept remains problematic within the profession of medicine because it remains undefined in concept, scope, and practice. If advocacy is to be a professional imperative, then medical schools and gr...

MSJAMA. Roles for medical students in the political process.

ALTHOUGH PHYSICIANS COMPRISE FEWER THAN 2% OF MEMBERS OF CONgress, some of today’s most controversial political issues affect physician education, training, and practice, in addition to the public health. These issues include tort reform, abortion, bioterrorism, therapeutic and reproductive cloning, global warming, Medicare/Medicaid reform, and universal health coverage. The obstacles preventin...

Medical students’ experiences and perspective on unprofessional behavior in clinical practice

Introduction: Recognition of professional and unprofessionalbehaviors is the most important and fundamental factor whichaffects the relationships between the doctors and patients.Therefore, in order to progress in their professional life, doctorsare supposed to understand and follow these behaviors.Methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive analytical study.All students in teaching hospita...

Experiences of Medical Residents and Faculty Members on Adhering to Professional Commitments and Training during Covid Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic era, adhering to professional commitments can be a major challenge. This study aims to document the experiences of medical residents and faculty members on the challenges of adhering to professional commitments during the COVID-19 pandemia and its impacts on clinical education. Methods: This qualitative study (using a descriptive phenomenology and pur...