It is thinking in terms of agreement with rules of a professional organization, thinking in terms of a commitment and contribution to exercise physiologists, and thinking in terms of helping the public sector understand and accept exercise physiologists in all aspects of healthcare issues. Exercise physiology professionalism is about respecting the credentialing system in the United States. It is about accepting a standard of practice to avoid harm of any kind to others. It is about thinking as a professional even the basics of how to dress, respecting others, paying one s debts, and obeying the law. In other words, professionalism is about thriving and serving the public s well being, and a sense of compliance to moral rules that allow a place in history.
Exercise physiologists can t overlook what it means to embrace professionalism.
People are identified by what they do through the work they do. One s identity is associated with the identity of one s place of work and its reputation. Exercise physiologists may think they are individuals, relying on their own merits, but the fact is their reputation is defined in a large way by their place of work. Hence, it is partly understandable why professors do what they do, and why they think as they think. They identify themselves with the interests of the department, the college and, perhaps, a particular organization.