Professionalism in Medicine Critical Perspectives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wear, Delese (Editor), Aultman, Julie M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Subjects: Education.; Medical education.; Medical Education.; Education, general.

"Professionalism in Medicine: Critical Perspectives" is a brilliant collection of essays that responds to platitudinous notions of medical professionalism with theoretical clarity and curricular innovation. Drawing upon a wonderful wealth of scholars in the medical humanities, this inspira...

Table of Contents:

• Conceptualizing Professionalism
• The Complexities of Medical Professionalism
• An Analysis of the Discourse of Professionalism
• Professionalism
• Teaching Professionalism
• Medical Professionalism
• Respect for Patients
• You Say Self-Interest, I Say Altruism
• The Role of Ethics Within Professionalism Inquiry
• Medical Professionals and the Discourse of Professionalism
• Assessing Professionalism
• Educating for Professionalism at Indiana University School of Medicine
• The Problem with Evaluating Professionalism
• How Medical Training Mangles Professionalism
• Wit is not Enough
• Professionalism and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
• CODA
• CODA.