Medical professionalism in the new millennium: a physicians' charter
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The practice of medicine in the modern era is beset with unprecedented challenges in virtually all cultures and societies.These challenges centre on increasing disparities between the legitimate needs of patients, the available resources to meet those needs, the increasing dependence on market forces to transform healthcare systems, and the temptation for physicians to forsake their traditional commitment to the primacy of patients' interests.To maintain the fidelity of medicine' s social contract during this turbulent time, we believe that physicians must reaffirm their active dedication to the principles of professionalism, which entails not only their personal commitment to the welfare of their patients but also collective efforts to improve the healthcare system for the welfare of society.This Charter on Medical Professionalism is intended to encourage such dedication and to promote an action agenda for the profession of medicine that is universal in scope and purpose.Medical professionalism in the new millennium: a physicians' charter*
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Unpreparedness of healthcare providers to transition to virtual interactions with patients threatens professionalism worldwide, and the need to promote professionalism in medical education has risen.
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- Authors
- Medical Professionalism Project
- Corresponding author
- Medical Professionalism Project
- Venue
- Medical Journal of Australia
- Publisher
- AMPCo
- Published
- 2002-09
- Volume
- 177
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 263-265
- ISSN
- 0025-729X (ISSN-L)
- 1326-5377
- OpenAlex
- W2433972184
- Cited by
- 35
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 6.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- The Medical Journal of Australia (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- McGill University
- ABIM Foundation
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, Medicine and Society
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Ethics in medical practice
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Keywords
- medical professionalism, patient well-being, healthcare resource allocation, health care reform
- MeSH terms
- Physician-Patient Relations, Physician's Role, Professional Role
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