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 (D)</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 (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Altruism, accountability, and integrity (B)</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 (D)</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 (C)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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