Professionalism, ... aspires to altruism, accountability, excellence, duty, service, honor, integrity, and respect for others. J. Stobo and L. Blank (1) Academic psychiatrists are often called upon to serve in ethics-related roles in medical schools: on patient care ethics committees, on institutional review boards, on peer review panels, on conflict mediation teams, and on student performance committees (2, 3). Because many ethical issues are resolved by communicating carefully; by clarifying motivations; by making explicit the conflicts that may exist in values, attitudes, or perspectives; and by detecting when "ethics concerns" mask psychiatric symptoms or psychological issues the skill set of a faculty psychiatrist may be especially helpful in these diverse "administrative ethics" tasks (4, 5). In this issue, Bennett et al. (6) remind us of the thorny responsibility that psychiatric educators may assume, or may be asked to undertake, in relation to the identification of "problem students" of all kinds, including those who do not appear to measure up to the standards of professionalism expected of physicians-in-training. A total of 57 psychiatric educators participated in the survey project of Bennett et al., and nearly all these evaluated "professional attributes" of medical students, with a majority seeking to provide
Professionalism and the Ethics-Related Roles of Academic Psychiatrists
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Professionalism, ... aspires to altruism, accountability, excellence, duty, service, honor, integrity, and respect for others. J. Stobo and L. Blank (1) Academic psychiatrists are often called upon to serve in ethics-related roles in medical schools: on patient care ethics committees, on institutional review boards, on peer review panels, on conflict mediation teams, and on student performance committees (2, 3). Because many ethical issues are resolved by communicating carefully; by clarifying motivations; by making explicit the conflicts that may exist in values, attitudes, or perspectives; and by detecting when "ethics concerns" mask psychiatric symptoms or psychological issues the skill set of a faculty psychiatrist may be especially helpful in these diverse "administrative ethics" tasks (4, 5). In this issue, Bennett et al. (6) remind us of the thorny responsibility that psychiatric educators may assume, or may be asked to undertake, in relation to the identification of "problem students" of all kinds, including those who do not appear to measure up to the standards of professionalism expected of physicians-in-training. A total of 57 psychiatric educators participated in the survey project of Bennett et al., and nearly all these evaluated "professional attributes" of medical students, with a majority seeking to providePreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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Professionalism and the Ethics-Related Roles of Academic Psychiatrists
Weiss Roberts, Laura; Coverdale, John; Louie, Alan
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, Volume 29 (5): 413
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc (Journal) – Dec 1, 2005
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