Defining professionalism in medical education: A systematic review. (January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Birden, Hudson; Glass, Nel; Wilson, Ian; Harrison, Michelle; Usherwood, Tim; Nass, Duncan
• Is Part Of: Medical teacher. Volume 36:Number 1(2014)
• Page Start: 47
• Page End: 61
• Publication Date: 2014-01
• Subjects: Medical education -- Periodicals; 610.711
• DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2014.850154
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0142-159X

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <bold>Introduction</bold>: We undertook a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the literature to identify how professionalism is defined in the medical education literature.</p> <p> <bold>Methods</bold>: Eligible studies included any articles published between 1999 and 2009 inclusive presenting viewpoints, opinions, or empirical research on defining medical professionalism.</p> <p> <bold>Results</bold>: We identified 195 papers on the topic of definition of professionalism in medicine. Of these, we rated 26 as high quality and included these in the narrative synthesis.</p> <p> <bold>Conclusion</bold>: As yet there is no overarching conceptual context of medical professionalism that is universally agreed upon. The continually shifting nature of the organizational and social milieu in which medicine operates creates a dynamic situation where no definition has yet taken hold as definitive.</p> </abstract>