Understanding Medical Professionalism [Paperback]

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A groundbreaking text on how to deliver the highest quality patient care through professionalism in daily medical practice

A Doody's Core Title for 2019!

Five Star Doodys Review:
This is an outstanding book for all clinicians and professors, indeed for everyone in medicine to help mentor and self-police the medical profession.

Understanding Medical Professionalismis a 'must-have' for all involved in the healing arts. The book demystifies professionalism, bringing it from a philosophical, mystical concept to a practical everyday set of behaviors. The twelve chapters, in a uniform way, provide wonderful, real-life stories that illustrate the challenges faced by practitioners, describe ways to deal with those challenges, and help develop the personal and institutional skills necessary to provide excellent and compassionate care. -- Carlos A. Pellegrini, MD, FACS, FRCSI (Hon.), The Henry N. Harkins Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Washington

Insightful, practical, and authoritative. Building on their own research and that of others, Levinson et al. offer a comprehensive discussion of medical professionalism from the refreshing perspective of behavioral skills and an enabling healthcare system.Understanding Medical Professionalismhas fundamentally reframed the professionalism debate and will likely remain the definitive work in this field for quite some time. -- David G. Nichols, MD, President and CEO, The American Board of Pediatrics

The authors' ambitious goal of providing a framework for the continuum of physician development of professional behaviors, from student through expert senior clinician, has been met. Studenl“u