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Assignment # 1

Context

Being a faculty in a medical college which is affiliated with a tertiary

care teaching hospital, and being considered as an expert on

assessment, the Dean discusses the actions to be taken on the

recommendations submitted by the institutional task force on

“Improving the quality of Assessments”. Dean has some queries which

need to be answered to move forward.

The paper pertains to the Dean’s queries arising from recommendation

# 2 which is reproduced as follows:

“Assessment of Professionalism must be strengthened and made a

regular part of the program of assessment”.

The Dean’s queries are addressed as follows.

Dean’s Queries

1. What are the components of professionalism? List the methods used

to assess these components with their strengths and limitations.

Professionalism is one of the core competencies required of medical

graduates. In the medical profession, professionalism, a set of attributes

and behaviors, refers to a system of beliefs regarding the best

organization and delivery of healthcare services requiring the members

of the community of medical service providers to make a joint

declaration (by “professing”) of what the general public can expect

from them based on their shared competence standard and ethical

values, and by ensuring that all of those who belong to the profession

of medicine provide their services according to these standards [1].

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The components of professionalism in medical practice include the

following [2]:

Altruism

Altruism refers to the selfless concern for the well-being of other

individuals, without any personal interest or gain.

Accountability

Accountability in medical professionalism refers to the feeling of being

accountable and responsible for all the decisions the medical

professionals make on part of their patients, and for their patients.

Excellence

Excellence in medical professionalism refers to the trait of being near

perfect with the technical knowledge and skills required for effective

medical practice.

Duty

Duty in medical professionalism refers to the sense of feeling themselves

on the disposal of the population to cater to their healthcare needs.

Honor and Integrity

Honor and integrity in medical professionalism refer to an attribute of

their duty whereby they ensure to win the highest level of trust of their

patients by ensuring fair and transparent practices.

Respect

Respect in medical professionalism refers to the sense of reverence to

their duty.

The methods used to assess the components of professionalism include

the following [3]:

Ethical Knowledge & Moral Reasoning Testing

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1 Assignment # 1 Context Being a faculty in a medical college which is affiliated with a tertiary care teaching hospital, and being considered as an expert on assessment, the Dean discusses the actions to be taken on the recommendations submitted by the institutional task force on “Improving the quality of Assessments”. Dean has some queries which need to be answered to move forward. The paper pertains to the Dean’s queries arising from recommendation # 2 which is reproduced as follows: “Assessment of Professionalism must be strengthened and made a regular part of the program of assessment”. The Dean’s queries are addressed as follows. Dean’s Queries 1. What are the components of professionalism? List the methods used to assess these components with their strengths and limitations. Professionalism is one of the core competencies required of medical graduates. In the medical profession, professionalism, a set of attributes and behaviors, refers to a system of beliefs regarding the best organization and delivery of healthcare services requiring the members of the community of medical service providers to make a joint declaration (by “professing”) of what the general public can expect from them based on their shared competence standard and ethical values, and by ensuring that all of those who belong to the profession of medicine provide their services according to these standards [1]. 2 The components of professionalism in medical practice include the fol ...
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