Professionalism and Medicine's Social Contract with Society

The principles of professionalism: altruism, accountability, honesty, service, transparency, humanism and competence are the very core of the medical profession, yet how does one go about teaching and measuring them in a standardized, reproducible way? In this presentation, Richard L. Cruess, MD, from McGill University in Canada, presents on Professionalism and Medicine's Social Contract with Society. Presented by: UCSD Physician Assessment and Clinical Education (PACE), the Coalition for Physician Enhancement (CPE), and the UCSD School of Medicine. Series: "Measuring and Teaching Medical Professionalism" [1/2008] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 13395]