The authors, medical students immersed in learning professionalism, observe that most of the professionalism literature misses the mark. Their views on professionalism education, although not the result of qualitative research, were gained from four years of conversations with students from a dozen medical schools, plus online student discussions, focus groups, and meetings with supervisors fro...

Professionalism is a critically important competency that must be evaluated in medical trainees but is a complex construct that is hard to assess. A systematic review was undertaken to give insight into the current best practices for assessment of professionalism in medical trainees and to identify new research priorities in the field. A search was conducted on PubMed for behavioral assessments...

BACKGROUND Professionalism is a difficult construct to define in medical students but aspects of this concept may be important in predicting the risk of postgraduate misconduct. For this reason attempts are being made to evaluate medical students' professionalism. This study investigated the psychometric properties of Selected Response Questions (SRQs) relating to the theme of professional cond...

Superficial observations have led us to the general belief that the vital processes are much the same with average individuals. It is true that we are inclined to classify people as high-strung and nervous on the one hand and phlegmatic on the other; yet, on the average, the normal individual apparently has a metabolic plane comparable to his neighbor’s, for the general uniformity in the energy...

Bone growth and development are products of the complex interactions of genetic and environmental factors. Longitudinal bone growth depends on the growth plate. The growth plate has 5 different zones-each with a different functional role-and is the final target organ for longitudinal growth. Bone length is affected by several systemic, local, and mechanical factors. All these regulation systems...

P hysicians and medical educators are expected by a multitude of constituencies to consistently demonstrate professional behavior. Epstein and Hundert’s definition of professionalism is a very useful one. This definition is an entry to considering what professionalism is and demonstrates the lofty goals of professionalism. In this article, I review other definitions of professionalism, consider...

Introduction: We undertook a systematic review to identify the best evidence for how professionalism in medicine should be taught. Methods: Eligible studies included any articles published between 1999 and 2009 inclusive. We reviewed papers presenting viewpoints and opinions as well as empirical research. We performed a comparative and thematic synthesis on all papers meeting inclusion criteria...

UNLABELLED The need to ensure the future pharmacy workforce demonstrates professionalism has become important to both pharmacy educators and professional bodies. OBJECTIVE To determine the extent to which Schools of Pharmacy have taught or measured student professionalism. METHODS Review of the healthcare literature on teaching of professionalism at an undergraduate level. RESULTS Two-hun...