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. 2012 Jul 10;184(10):1129-30.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.109-4211. Epub 2012 May 28.

Professionalism: what is it?

Professionalism: what is it?

Roger Collier. CMAJ. .
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Donning the white coat essentially involves subordination of identity, says Michael Yeo, a philosophy professor at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. “Professionalism, in its essence, is an attitude where you assume a particular role.”