Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice
Authors: Steven A. Wartman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2003)

Letters20 May 2003Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into PracticeSteven A. Wartman, MD, PhDSteven A. Wartman, MD, PhDUniversity of Texas Health Science Center; San Antonio, TX 78229 (Wartman)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-138-10-200305200-00031 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:While I strongly agree with the need for a document like the physician charter (1), I believe the current document is overly simplistic in its approach and falls short of recognizing some of the complexities involved in the practice of medicine. The statement that professionalism demands placing the interests of patients above those of the physician, while laudable, does not accurately reflect a basic tenet of human nature: namely, to act in one's self-interest. A more realistic statement would be for the physician to strive for a congruence of interest with patients. Furthermore, the interests of patients ...Reference1. Medical professionalism in the new millennium: a physician charter. Ann Intern Med. 2002;136:243-6. [PMID: 11827500] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Steven A. Wartman, MD, PhDAffiliations: University of Texas Health Science Center; San Antonio, TX 78229 (Wartman) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoMedical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician CharterCharter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice Jordan J. Cohen Charter 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 Metrics Cited byPretoria medical students' perspectives on the assessable attributes of professionalism 20 May 2003Volume 138, Issue 10Page: 854-855KeywordsFallsHealth care ePublished: 20 May 2003 Issue Published: 20 May 2003 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...