Full Description
This collection of essays provides educators in medicine and the health sciences an illuminating and challenging introduction to professionalism. The book takes a practical approach toward this topic, looking at what professionalism means, for the individual physician's relationship to his or her patients, to the medical profession as a whole, and to society at large. Written by leading scholars and thinkers in the area of professionalism in medicine, contributors provide a well-rounded analysis of this important topic. Although the intended audience is primarily physicians, medical students and residents, the book is a suitable primer for pre-professional health care students as well.
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Practicing Professionalism Chapter 3 Chapter 2. Professionalism and the Social Contract Chapter 4 Chapter 3. The Birth of Medical Professionalism: Professionalism and the Role of Professional Associations Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Professionalism and Commercialism as Antitheticals: A Search for "Unprofessional Commercialism" Within the Writings and Work of American Medicine Chapter 6 Chapter 5. After Cheng (Sincerity): The Professional Ethics of Traditional Chinese Medicine Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Can Justice Be Taught? Valuing Justice and Professionalism in the Medical School Curriculum Chapter 8 Chapter 7. Initiating and Evaluating a Program in Ethics and Professionalism for Medical Students Chapter 9 Chapter 8. Two Faces of Professionalism
