The meaning of medical professionalism for the faculty members of medical school and university hospitals in Korea

Ivo Kwon

doi:10.5124/jkma.2011.54.11.1146

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Kwon: The meaning of medical professionalism for the faculty members of medical school and university hospitals in Korea

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Journal of the Korean Medical Association

Journal of the Korean Medical Association 2011; 54(11): 1146-1153.

Published online: November 15, 2011

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2011.54.11.1146

The meaning of medical professionalism for the faculty members of medical school and university hospitals in Korea

Ivo Kwon, MD

Department of Medical Education, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Ivo Kwon, kivo@ewha.ac.kr

Received September 03, 2011 Accepted September 17, 2011

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Abstract

The medical professionalism for faculty members of medical schools has some different implication from other medical professions. They have to work as educator, researcher, and manager as well as clinician. The professionalism of each duties has its own uniqueness, which sometimes causes a conflict between them. Therefore, the faculty members of medical schools have to harmonize their different tasks and duties each other, looking after the professional development through the professional life.

Medical professionalism; Professional standard; Medical education; Conflict of interest

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