Introduction: We undertook a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the literature to
identify how professionalism is defined in the medical education literature. Methods: Eligible …

Purpose The author interprets the state of the art of assessing professional behavior. She
defines the concept of professionalism, reviews the psychometric properties of key …

The effective practice of medicine requires narrative competence, that is, the ability to
acknowledge, absorb, interpret, and act on the stories and plights of others. Medicine …

Abstract The Flexner Report of 1910 transformed the nature and process of medical
education in America with a resulting elimination of proprietary schools and the …

Background Relationships between physicians and pharmaceutical, medical device, and
other medically related industries have received considerable attention in recent years. We …

Academic medical institutions are themselves growing increasingly beholden to industry.
Some academic institutions have entered into partnerships with drug companies to set up …

Introduction Professionalism and its assessment across the medical education continuum
have become prominent topics in recent years. We consider the nature of professionalism …

Many medical authors and organizations have called for physician advocacy as a core
component of medical professionalism. Despite widespread acceptance of advocacy as a …

Professionalism is au courant in medicine today, but the movement to teach and evaluate
professionalism presents a conundrum to medical educators. Its intent is laudable: to …

We all know that doctors accept gifts from drug companies, ranging from pens and coffee
mugs to free vacations at luxurious resorts. But as the former Editor-in-Chief of The New …