Pulse

Briefs

Minnesota’s club med, the importance of a handshake, physicians who tell too much.

Dapper Docs

Scrubs versus shirt and tie: Physicians think patients care about the way they dress.

A Conversation with a Critic

Frederic Hafferty speaks out on medical professionalism.

Students with a Heart

The Gold Humanism Honor Society urges medical students to doctor with their hearts as well as their heads.

Book Learning

A book group offers medical educators a painless way to do professional development—by talking books and shop.

Book Review

Mindfulness in Medicine

By Charles R. Meyer, M.D.

Jerome Groopman's latest book scrutinizes the thought processes of physicians.

End Notes

View From the Floor

By Jessie Roske

A bump on the head and a brush with humiliation gives clarity on becoming a doctor.

 

 August 2007 | Table of Contents

Cover Story

The Mentor's Image

By Howard Bell

Observing others is the best way for students to learn professionalism.

Perspective

First Code

By Meghan Lelonek with Therese Zink, M.D., M.P.H.

Death brings to life the intangibles of professionalism.

Defining Professionalism

Role and Responsibility

By Robert G. Kennedy, Ph.D.

Professionals solve society’s toughest problems. 

Attitude and Action

By David Hutchinson, M.D.

Professionals set high standards and work to live up to them.

Medicine, Law, and Policy

Jousting—Lighting the Malpractice Fuse

By Cinda Velasco, J.D.

When one provider criticizes another, both are at increased risk for a malpractice claim.

Clinical and Health Affairs

Preparing Physicians to Lead

By John Conbere, Ed.D., Brian Campion, M.D., M.P.A., Tom Gilliam, R.N., M.B.A., and Alla Heorhiadi, Ph.D., Ed.D.

 

A Culturally Appropriate, Student-Centered Curriculum on Medical Professionalism: Successful Innovations at Keio University in Tokyo

By Gregory A. Plotnikoff, M.D., M.T.S., with Takahiro Amano, M.D. 

 

Physician Well-being and Professionalism

By Colin P. West, M.D., Ph.D., and Tait D. Shanafelt, M.D. 

 

Professionalism among Allied Health Staff: The PLEASE CARE Program

By G. Richard Locke III, M.D., Michele Berndt, Naomi Woychick, Gathleen Gilles, Michael Schryver, and Michael Brennan, M.D.

 

Editor's Note

Still a Helping Profession

 

MMA Viewpoint

Professionalism—A Team Sport

 

MMA News

Physicians, Seniors Urge Congress to Stop Medicare Cut
MMA Thanks Lawmakers
MMA Members Shape Reform
Introducing AMA Therapeutic Insights
Shape MMA Policy at the Annual Meeting


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