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Teaching professionalism in medicine: what, why and how?

Khalid Altirkawi.


Abstract
The increased attention that "medical professionalism" has received lately exposes the deficit in our educational system and indicates the need for more work to be done to ensure an effective teaching and assessment of this competency. The concerted efforts made by many reputable organizations are great steps in the right direction. Nonetheless, many medical schools are still lagging behind. Literature has been clear about the importance of formal teaching in establishing professional behaviors in the medical school graduates; failing in this regard is certain to have unfavorable outcomes. Furthermore, current literature suggests many teaching strategies and assessment tools that can help in achieving this goal. However, many inadequacies are still there. Teaching professionalism requires, in addition to an explicit core curriculum that spans the continuum of medical education, special efforts in terms of imparting the non cognitive skills as well. Respectable role-models play a major part in this process. Helping students to reflect on the real life encounters in a safe environment is, probably, one of the most effective tools at our disposal. Many obstacles that may hinder this educational endeavor have been described in the literature. Negative role models and the "hidden curriculum" are among the most dreaded ones and they deserve an extra effort to overcome.

Key words: Assessment; Medical education; Medical professionalism


 
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