Educating for Professionalism: Creating a Culture of Humanism in Medical Education

by Delese Wear, Janet Bickel (Editor), Jordan J. Cohen (Foreword)

In their desire to improve medical professionalism within the world of academic medicine, editors Delese Wear and Janet Bickel have assembled thirteen thought-provoking essays that elucidate the many facets of teaching, valuing, and maintaining medical professionalism in the middle of the myriad challenges facing medicine at the dawn of the twenty-first century. The collection traces how the values of altruism and service influence not only mission statements and admission policies but also the content of medical school ethics courses, student-led task forces, and mentoring programs, along with larger environmental issues in medical schools and the communities they serve.

270 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2000

Reviews

[Andrew Bzowyckyj · Rating 2 out of 5]

Overall good read. Part 1 makes a good attempt at defining professionalism and setting the tone for Part 2, but that connection was lost to me later in the book through the individual essays of practical experiences.

Part 2 introduces many teaching/learning activities that I will likely utilize in clinical practice. However, their focus remains on instilling humanism in students when the reader is generally more interested in educating for professionalism (which the title states as the main objective).