Evaluating your professionalism

Steven Burr; Hilary Neve; Yee Leung

doi:10.12968/hmed.2016.77.11.634

Evaluating your professionalism

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2016 Nov 2;77(11):634-637. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.11.634.

Authors

Steven Burr¹, Hilary Neve², Yee Leung³

Affiliations

¹ Deputy Director of Assessment, Collaboration for the Advancement of Medical Education Research and Assessment (CAMERA), Peninsula Schools of Medicine & Dentistry, Plymouth University, Devon PL4 8AA.
² Director of Small Group Learning, Professionalism and Social Engagement in the Peninsula Schools of Medicine & Dentistry, Plymouth University, Devon.
³ Consultant Spinal Surgeon in the Department of Orthopaedics, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, Somerset.

PMID: 27828750
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.11.634

Abstract

What does being professional look like? Does it mean that you do the 'right' thing, even when no-one is looking? How do you evaluate your professionalism knowledge, values and behaviour? How do you identify and address underperformance in professionalism? How can you transfer your professionalism to different circumstances?

MeSH terms

Employee Performance Appraisal / methods
Humans
Physicians* / psychology
Physicians* / standards
Professional Competence / standards
Professionalism / ethics
Professionalism / standards
Quality Improvement
Self Concept
Self-Assessment
Work Performance* / standards