Many people are unhappy with the healthcare system. Patients are concerned about their
safety and whether care is appropriate; doctors are frustrated by numerous constraints put …

Background New values and practices associated with medical professionalism have
created an increased interest in the concept. In the United Kingdom, it is a current concern in …

Individuals develop their professional values and identity as they progress through the
hierarchical career stages of medicine. At the same time, the collective values of the …

Context Despite considerable advances in the incorporation of professionalism into the
formal curriculum, medical students and residents are too often presented with a …

The making of a competent surgeon has always been a priority for the orthopaedic
community. Although assessed skills can contribute to safer, more effective patient care, a …

The Medical Journal of Australia Page 1 596 MJA • Volume 186 Number 11 • 4 June 2007 THE
PROFESSION The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025729X 4 June 2007 186 11 596-598 …

In this chapter, we will examine issues of professionalism and professional identity formation
through the particular lens of socialization theory. The fundamental assumption driving this …

As physicians, patients, and members of the general public have come to believe that
medicine's professionalism is under threat, virtually all have concluded that any action to …

With the rising interest in professionalism in medicine has come a plethora of definitions for
the concept of professionalism. They range from the simplest straightforward statement to …