(8/24/10) - Professionalism

1. Discuss the historical framework for the rise of medicine as a profession in the United States.

2. Describe characteristics of a profession.

3. Explain the contract between society and the profession of medicine.

4. Define professionalism and some of its obligations.

5. Describe ways in which professionalism manifests in physicians, relationships with their patients, colleagues, and the larger community.