Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice
Authors: Jordan J. Cohen
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2003)

Letters20 May 2003Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into PracticeJordan J. Cohen, MDJordan J. Cohen, MDAssociation of American Medical Colleges; Washington, DC 20037-1126 (Cohen)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-138-10-200305200-00032 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Dr. Wartman's comments are precisely the kind of feedback we had hoped to stimulate by putting the physician charter forward. The essential purpose behind the effort was to provoke discussion and debate about the fundamental principles and responsibilities of physicians in our increasingly beleaguered and global profession. Our belief is that all physicians must give these matters much more attention if our contract with society is to be sustained.Dr. Wartman suggests that altruismplacing patients' interest uppermostis out of keeping with human nature's imperative for self-interest. To the contrary, considerable evidence shows that altruism is, in fact, an ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Association of American Medical Colleges; Washington, DC 20037-1126 (Cohen) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoMedical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician CharterCharter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Yevgeniya Nusinovich Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Risa Lavizzo-Mourey Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Christopher J. Lyons Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Richard L. Cruess and Sylvia L. Cruess Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Sadeq A. Quraishi and Ayesha N. Khalid Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Neil J. Smelser Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Charles M. Haskell Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Neil J. Smelser Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Donatella Lippi , GianFranco Gensini , and Andrea A. Conti Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Neil J. Smelser Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Jerome C. Arnett Jr. Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Sylvia L. Cruess and Richard L. Cruess Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Robert Feldman Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Walter J. McDonald Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Steven A. Wartman Metrics 20 May 2003Volume 138, Issue 10Page: 855 ePublished: 20 May 2003 Issue Published: 20 May 2003 CopyrightCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...