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Measuring Medical Professionalism David Thomas Stern (Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Education, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Education, University of Michigan)

Measuring Medical Professionalism By David Thomas Stern (Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Education, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Education, University of Michigan)

Summary

In order to enhance and promote professionalism in medicine, one should expect it, encourage it, and evaluate it. This book is a theory-to-practice text focused on ways to evaluate professional behaviour, written by leaders in the field of medical education and assessment.

Measuring Medical Professionalism Summary

Measuring Medical Professionalism by David Thomas Stern (Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Education, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Education, University of Michigan)

Patients who are confident of physicians' intellectual and technical abilities are sometimes not convinced of their professional behaviour. Systemic and anecdotal cases of physician misconduct, conflict of interest, and self-interest abound. Many have even come to mistrust physicians as patient advocates. How can patients trust the intellectual and technical aspects of medical care, but not the professional? In order to enhance and promote professionalism in medicine, one should expect it, encourage it, and evaluate it. By measuring their own professional behaviour, physicians can provide the kind of transparency with which they can regain the trust of patients and society. Not only patients, but also institutions which accredit organizations have demanded accountability of physicians in their professional behaviour. While there has been much lament and a few strong proposals for improving professionalism, no single reliable and valid measure of the success of these proposals exists. This book is a theory-to-practice text focused on ways to evaluate professional behaviour written by leaders in the field of medical education and assessment.

Measuring Medical Professionalism Reviews

This book provides an in-depth understanding of the challenges of assessing professionalism in medical education...David Thomas Stern has compiled an excellent and useful collection of articles...[and it] is written primarily for medical educators. However, must of the information is useful for anyone involved in the education of health practitioners such as nursing or allied health. This is an essential read for any health educator. It is a well-balanced perspective with excellent consideration of the benefits and drawbacks of a variety of methods currently used to evaluate professionalism in medical and health education. * Doody's Notes *

Table of Contents

1. A Framework for Measuring Professionalism ; 2. What is Medical Professionalism? ; 3. Ethics, Law and Professionalism: What Physicians Need to Know ; 4. Using Standardized Clinical Encounters to Assess Physician Communication ; 5. The Assessment of Moral Reasoning and Professionalism in Medical Education and Practice ; 6. Using Surveys to Assess Professionalism in Individuals and Institutions ; 7. Measuring Specific Elements of Professionalism: Empathy, Teamwork and Lifelong Learning ; 8. Faculty Observations of Student Professional Behaviour ; 9. Using Critical Incident Reports and Longitudinal Observations to Assess Professionalism ; 10. Content and Context of Peer Assessment ; 11. Using Reflection and Rhetoric to Understand Professional Behaviors ; 12. The Use of Portfolios to Assess Professionalism ; 13. Admission to Medical School: Selecting Applicants with the Potential for Professionalism ; 14. Assessing Professionalism for Accreditation ; 15. Measuring Professionalism: A Commentary

Additional information

GOR005674149
9780195172263
0195172264
Measuring Medical Professionalism by David Thomas Stern (Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Education, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Education, University of Michigan)
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Oxford University Press Inc
2005-12-11
336
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