Professionalism in medicine
Subtitle: a case-based guide for medical students
By: edited by John Spandorfer ... [et al.].
Contributors: Spandorfer, John.
Series: Cambridge medicine; Cambridge medicine
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780521879323; 9780521704922
Subjects: Medicine -- Vocational guidance -- Case studies; Medical ethics -- Case studies; Clinical competence -- Case studies; Clinical Competence; Physician's Role; Professional Autonomy
Genres: Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining medical professionalism; title: Defining, teaching, and learning professionalism; title: Cases involving medical students; title: Student and faculty cases; title: Cases involving physicians; title: Principle of primacy of patient welfare; title: Principle of patient autonomy; title: Principle of social justice; title: Commitment to honesty with patients; title: Commitment to patient confidentiality; title: Commitment to improving quality of care; title: Commitment to maintaining trust by managing conflicts of interest; title: Commitment to professional responsibilities.