Toward Empowering Professionalism in Medical Education

TheHengameh life of a physician begins with exposure to patients and solving their problems. However, he or she acts as a professional, based on what has learned in medical school and his/her personality that has evolved over time. Professionalism displays itself in the personality of a physician and continues throughout his life. A considerable number of physicians are dissatisfied with their knowledge and understanding of social and behavioral sciencesScience, due to a lack of adequate exposure to courses in the undergraduate and graduate medical curriculumCurriculum. Many students and cliniciansClinician believe that respect for colleagues and patients is the only conceptConcepts and element of professionalism they need to practice, especially under the influence of different culturesCultures and beliefs of diverse societies. Due to the importance of professionalism in medicineMedicine practice, in this chapterChapter we will discuss the issues about it, including the definition and meaning of professionalism, different models/theories of professionalism, integrating professionalism in different educationalEducational curriculaCurricula, challenges of teaching and learning professionalism, and assessmentAssessment of professionalism. Public expectationsExpectations remain highly demanding proper education of future graduates through an appropriate syllabusSyllabus, which should be incorporated in an undergraduate curriculumCurriculum.