Putting the needs of the patient first: Mayo clinic's core value, institutional culture, and professionalism covenant

Academic Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1089-1093

  Viggiano, Thomas R ^a   Pawlina, Wojciech ^a,b   Lindor, Keith D ^a   Olsen, Kerry D ^c   Cortese, Denis A ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Anatomy ^*

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WELFARE;

EID: 35648968058     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181575dcd     Document Type: Review

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