Healing as Vocation

A Medical Professionalism Primer

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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This collection of essays provides educators in medicine and the health sciences an illuminating and challenging introduction to professionalism. The book takes a practical approach toward this topic, looking at what professionalism means, for the individual physician's relationship to his or her patients, to the medical profession as a whole, and to society at large. Written by leading scholars and thinkers in the area of professionalism in medicine, contributors provide a well-rounded analysis of this important topic. Although the intended audience is primarily physicians, medical students and residents, the book is a suitable primer for pre-professional health care students as well.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2006-08-11
Mått160 x 237 x 15 mm
Vikt345 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePracticing Bioethics
Antal sidor120
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742534063

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Kayhan P. Parsi, JD, PhD is assistant professor at the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy of the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He is also the graduate program director of the online master's program in bioethics at the Neiswanger Institute. Myles Sheehan, SJ, MD is Senior Associate Dean of the Education Program and Professor of Medicine at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He is also a Jesuit and a priest.

Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Chapter 1. Practicing ProfessionalismChapter 3 Chapter 2. Professionalism and the Social ContractChapter 4 Chapter 3. The Birth of Medical Professionalism: Professionalism and the Role of Professional AssociationsChapter 5 Chapter 4. Professionalism and Commercialism as Antitheticals: A Search for "Unprofessional Commercialism" Within the Writings and Work of American MedicineChapter 6 Chapter 5. After Cheng (Sincerity): The Professional Ethics of Traditional Chinese MedicineChapter 7 Chapter 6. Can Justice Be Taught? Valuing Justice and Professionalism in the Medical School CurriculumChapter 8 Chapter 7. Initiating and Evaluating a Program in Ethics and Professionalism for Medical StudentsChapter 9 Chapter 8. Two Faces of Professionalism

Consumer-driven health care is here to stay and will evolve as the American answer to meet the needs of the uninsured and the wealthy. How should the health care profession relate to the society it serves when that society treats it as just one more lucrative service industry? This volume helps to answer that question. New and seasoned professionals alike can ground themselves in the principles that underlie the vocation of healing. The contributors to this volume are to be commended in providing the anchors to professionalism. It is a gift to society of great worth.