Professionalism in Tomorrow's Healthcare System: Towards Fulfilling the ACGME Requirements for Systems-Based Practice and Professionalism

How should physicians be trained to deal with the complexities of our changing healthcare system? The Outcome Project of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) identifies six competencies in residency training and the types of expertise and obligations each requires. This book critically discusses two of the competencies: a systems-based practice competency and a competency on professionalism. These two competencies suggest that professionalism is undergoing radical change, in which residents must commit to ethical principles pertaining to business practices. What will these changes mean for physicians, their patients, and society? In response, the contributors challenge us to revisit our understanding and assumptions of physician professionalism.This book is for medical educators, physicians, administrators, residents, and anyone interested in how physicians are being trained for the future.