Professionalism in medicine a case-based guide for medical students /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Spandorfer, John.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Series:Cambridge medicine.
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Online Access:View fulltext via EzAccess
Table of Contents:
  • Defining medical professionalism
  • Defining, teaching, and learning professionalism
  • Cases involving medical students
  • Student and faculty cases
  • Cases involving physicians
  • Principle of primacy of patient welfare
  • Principle of patient autonomy
  • Principle of social justice
  • Commitment to honesty with patients
  • Commitment to patient confidentiality
  • Commitment to improving quality of care
  • Commitment to maintaining trust by managing conflicts of interest
  • Commitment to professional responsibilities.