Living Professionalism

Patricia M. Surdyk, Ph.D. is Executive Director for the Institutional Review Committee of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Erin A. Egan, M.D., J.D. is an Assistant Professor at Loyola University Medical Center in the Department of Medicine, at the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy and the Division of General Internal Medicine.

• Chapter 1. Living Professionalism in Medicine: IntroductionChapter 2. The Power of Narrative ReflectionsPart 3 Learning ProfessionsChapter 4 Chapter 3. The Future of Medicine: A Reflection on Medical Professionalism From Future Medical StudentsChapter 5 Chapter 4. How Do You Tell Your First Patient They'll DieChapter 6 Chapter 5. Learning JapaneseChapter 7 Chapter 6. In the Operating RoomPart 8 Teaching ProfessionalismChapter 9 Chapter 7. Professionalism, Professional Autonomy, and the "Envelope of Knowledge"Chapter 10 Chapter 8. Developing Professional SkillsChapter 11 Chapter 9. Failing at Teaching ProfessionalismChapter 12 Chapter 10. "On Professionalism" CoursePart 13 Personal and Professional Identity ConflictChapter 14 Chapter 11. A Patient ReflectsChapter 15 Chapter 12. Veiling the ScrubsChapter 16 Chapter 13. Family PhysicianChapter 17 Chapter 14. Not of Our ChoosingChapter 18 Chapter 15. Generational Differences and the Challenges to Achieving a More Reflective Definition for ProfessionalismChapter 19 Chapter 16. The Role of Reflections in Professionalism Education

The social context of medicine is changing - not only the hospitals and managed care organizations, but also the individuals who inhabit this complex system. Living Professionalism uses the power of individual narratives to bring life to the current concerns about professionalism in medicine. Students, teachers, and patients open their lives and reveal the personal and professional struggles they face. These revelations bring back to earth the lofty debate on professionalism, and open this complex world so others can learn from the common, the complex, and the embarrassing moments of students and physicians. This book not only illuminates our understanding of today's care providers, but also provides a text for those healthcare providers who are willing to reflect on their own dilemmas of professionalism.