Context Professionalism is a hot topic in medical education, yet there is debate about what
professionalism actually is. The reason is that medical educators primarily frame …

Context Despite a growing and influential literature,'professionalism'remains conceptually
unclear. A recent review identified three discourses of professionalism in the literature: the …

Introduction: We undertook a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the literature to
identify how professionalism is defined in the medical education literature. Methods: Eligible …

This paper examines issues of medical professionalism using definitions and meanings as
its analytic lens. It explores similarities, differences, and changes in meaning and …

Medical Education 2012: 46: 257–266 Context Over the last two decades, many medical
educators have sought to define professionalism. Initial attempts to do so were focused on …

Efforts within organized medicine over the last twenty years to reestablish an ethic of
professionalism have obscured the fact that currently there are several competing clusters or …

Medicine bridges the gap between science and society. Indeed, the application of scientific
knowledge to human health is a crucial aspect of clinical practice. Doctors are one important …

In this chapter, we will examine issues of professions and professionalism through a
particular lens, socialization theory. The fundamental assumption driving this chapter is my …

This article is the second in a series on professionalism in the European Journal of Internal
Medicine. The first article described the evolution of the concept of professionalism in …

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