Medical Profession MED131: Professionalism and Ethics Overview
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What is the prime target for physicians according to the text?

  • Minimizing patient interaction
  • Maximizing income
  • Improving patients’ quality of life (correct)
  • Achieving professional recognition
  • What are the competencies expected of a physician according to the American board of internal medicine?

  • Compassion, empathy, and understanding
  • Innovation, creativity, and leadership
  • Communication, teamwork, and adaptability
  • Altruism, accountability, and excellence (correct)
  • What does competence in a professional entail according to the text?

  • Only knowledge and skill
  • Only skill and experience
  • Experience and accountability
  • Skill, knowledge, and experience (correct)
  • What is the foundation of the work of physicians?

    <p>Improving patients' quality of life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the concept of 'integrity' in the medical profession involve?

    <p>Actually doing the honourable action and being honest about it</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of a physician's acceptance of accountability at all stages of decision making?

    <p>It signifies that all decisions have only the best interest of the patient at heart</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the expected attributes of a physician according to the text?

    <p>Altruism, accountability, and integrity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should motivate medical professionals in the first place according to the text?

    <p>Their sense of duty and responsibility towards their patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a physician's prime target according to the text?

    <p>Working in the service of their patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the concept of 'excellence' in the medical profession entail?

    <p>Providing a minimum level of excellence to assure satisfactory service</p> Signup and view all the answers

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