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. 2009 Aug;70(8):470-4.
doi: 10.12968/hmed.2009.70.8.43542.

Professionalism: what it means to doctors today

Sandra Nicholson  1 , Devina Raval
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Professionalism: what it means to doctors today

Sandra Nicholson et al. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2009 Aug.

Abstract

Current political, institutional and societal expectations have challenged the meaning of medical professionalism. This article summarizes the debates concerning what constitutes medical professionalism, how professionalism develops in doctors and the critical importance of professionalism within good medical practice.

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