Can professionalism be taught?: Yes, but a more strategic approach should replace didactic methods

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 380-381

  Symonds, Ian M ^a   Talley, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDITORIAL; EMPOWERMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT; PROFESSIONALISM; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM; WELFARE; WORKPLACE; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TEACHING; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 84884312950     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10656     Document Type: Editorial

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