Medical Professionalism

Medical Professionalism: Theory, Education, and Practice provides a comprehensive account of three tracks of medical professionalism - the conceptual, the teaching and assessment, and the practical - in a single resource from leading experts in the field. Innovatively it provides new perspectives on topics such as managing conscientious objections, social media use by physicians, physician resiliency and remediation, health law and environmental stewardship that have not previously been addressed specifically through the lens of medical professionalism. Part A focuses on the definitions, theoretical underpinnings, and scope of medical professionalism. Part B explores different ways to understand and educate for medical professionalism along the continuum of medical practice. Part C assesses various practice issues through the lens of medical professionalism. Finally, Part D assesses organizational issues through the lens of medical professionalism. It includes narrative prologues to each section, and a conclusion that assesses how technological innovations in health care create several tensions that the field of medical professionalism will need to address in the future. This book appeals to academics, medical students, bioethics students, health care administrators and managers, physicians, and health care researchers.

Gia Merlo, MD, MBA, MEd is clinical professor of psychiatry and NYU Grossman School of Medicine and clinical professor of nursing, and senior advisor on wellness at New York University. Prior to joining NYU, she was associate dean of health professions and founding director of the Medical Professionalism Program at Rice University. She has been involved in clinical care and medical education for nearly 30 years and is an expert in professional development and mental health, particularly of physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Thomas D. Harter, PhD is the Director of the Department of Bioethics and Humanities with the Gundersen Medical Foundation and Director of Clinical Ethics Consultation with Gundersen Health System. He earned his PhD in 2010 in philosophy from the University of Tennessee, specializing in medical ethics and business ethics, and was a fellow with the Cleveland Fellowship in Advanced Bioethics at Cleveland Clinic from 2010-2012.

- 1 Introduction: What Is and Is Not Medical Professionalism - 2 The Evolution and Symbiosis of Medical Ethics and Professionalism - 3 From Codes and Ethics to Professional Identity formation and beyond - 4 Socialization and the Hidden Curriculum - 5 The Foundational Importance of Arts and Humanities in Medical Professionalism - 6 Professionalism of Solidarity and the Social Contract - 7 A Philosopher's Perspective: Aspirational Professionalism - Part A Epilogue Medicine in Two Ways - 8 Faculty Development for Professionalism - 9 Discrimination, Bias, and Their Effects on Professionalism Standards for Underrepresented Groups - 10 Assessment of Professionalism: A Manageable Challenge - 11 Assessing Professional Identity Formation: Mission Impossible? - 12 Compassion and Professional Formation - 13 Ecosystems of Professionalism: Moving from Student to Professional - Part B Epilogue A Window On My Future - 14 Lifestyle Medicine in Patient Care - 15 Professionalism and Conscientious Objection in Medicine - 16 Spirituality and Professionalism - 17 Managing Spiritual Issues in Catholic Affiliated Health Systems - 18 The Professionalism and Ethics of Medical Mission Work - 19 Special Considerations for Military and Veterans - 20 Cultivating Professionalism through Difficult Conversations - 21 Professionalism in Engagement and Patient/Family Communication - 22 Medical Leadership, Professionalism, and Vulnerable Populations - 23 Well-being: An Essential Element of Medical Professionalism - 24 Professionalism Considerations in Social Media Use - 25 How Physicians Demonstrate and Maintain Professionalism Through Communication - 26 Special Considerations for Clinical Research - Part C Epilogue Rehab - 27 Organizational Professionalism: A Healthcare Organization's Ethics Responsibilities - 28 Professionalism and Employment Issues - 29 Supporting the Safe Practice of Physicians as They Age - 30 Resilience and Medical Professionalism - 31 Remediating Unprofessionalism among Trainees: Theory, Method, and Practice - 32 Advocating for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice: A Reimagined Professionalism - 33 The Unbearable Whiteness of Professionalism: Marginalized Identities, Authenticity, and Building Inclusive Ways of Being - 34 Health Law and Organizational Professionalism - 35 Maintaining Ethical Physician-Industry Relationships - 36 Should Physicians or Health Organizations be Environmentally Active? - Part D Epilogue This is Not What We Do - 37 Future Directions and Disruptive Innovations in Medical Professionalism