Medical Professionalism / Patient-Physician Relationship
Description
The Patient-Physician Relationship is a component of Medical Professionalism, a first year medical student course. The following two small group sessions are a beginner's guide to medical professionalism both as a dynamic activity of contemporary practice and as a set of values and virtues associated with the noble and ancient history of medicine. The materials for these sessions include:
Session I - "Contemporary Professionalism and Professional Virtues"
Objectives of this small group session are:
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to define professionalism as it is understood in the contemporary practice of medicine
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to identify professional virtues such as compassion and respectfulness; honesty and integrity; courage and conscientiousness
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to discuss literary selections and case stories as examples of ethical and professional conflicts
Session II: "Oaths, Codes and Rules of Professionalism"
The objectives of this small group session are:
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to distinguish among the historical documents of medical professionalism
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to identify those virtues, values and behaviors that define professionalism
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to record those qualities and behaviors for a Code of Professionalism for the Class of 2010
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