Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into Practice
Authors: Richard L. Cruess, Sylvia L. Cruess
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2003)

Letters20 May 2003Charter on Medical Professionalism: Putting the Charter into PracticeRichard L. Cruess, MD and Sylvia L. Cruess, MDRichard L. Cruess, MDCenter for Medical Education, McGill University; Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada (Cruess, Cruess)Search for more papers by this author and Sylvia L. Cruess, MDCenter for Medical Education, McGill University; Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada (Cruess, Cruess)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-138-10-200305200-00020 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Dr. Lyons has identified an essential element in the relationship between medicine and the society it serves. In the presence of a social contract, society has every right to expect that medicine will meet societal expectations under the contract, but medicine also can rightfully expect certain actions by the society it serves. The nature of the contract has changed dramatically over the past 150 years. Up until World War II, medicine largely determined public policy, controlled the health care marketplace, exercised great authority, and was given responsibility for the health care systems in the developed world. During the ...Reference1. Project Professionalism. Philadelphia: American Board of Internal Medicine; 1995. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Richard L. Cruess, MD; Sylvia L. Cruess, MDAffiliations: Center for Medical Education, McGill University; Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada (Cruess, Cruess) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoMedical Professionalism in the New Millennium: A Physician CharterCharter 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 Charter 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 Metrics Cited byPromoting Professionalism: Lessons from the Medical and Legal ProfessionsPretoria medical students' perspectives on the assessable attributes of professionalism 20 May 2003Volume 138, Issue 10Page: 851KeywordsHealth careHealth care policyHealth care sectorMedical educationMotivationPublic policy ePublished: 20 May 2003 Issue Published: 20 May 2003 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...