TY - JOUR
T1 - Professionalism in emergency medicine
AU - Adams, James
AU - Schmidt, Terri
AU - Sanders, Art
AU - Larkin, Gregory L.
AU - Knopp, Robert
AU - Krimm, John
AU - Abood, Richard
AU - Bayless, Patricia
AU - Flomenbaum, Neal
AU - Freas, Glenn
AU - Delaney, Kathleen
AU - Morgan, David
AU - Frank, Jo Ann
AU - Jacobson, Sheldon
AU - Fourre, Mark
AU - Kassuto, Zach
AU - Krome, Ronald
AU - Marco, Catherine
AU - Simon, Jeremy
AU - Swisher, Loice
AU - Thomson, Chris
AU - Abbott, Jean
AU - Goldfrank, Lewis
PY - 1998/12
Y1 - 1998/12
N2 - The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), with the support and participation of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), the Council of Residency Directors (CORD), the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the Emergency Medicine Residents Association (EMRA), the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), and the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine (AACEM), initiated a project entitled Professionalism in Emergency Medicine. Its concepts were developed by the SAEM Ethics Committee, and are intended to describe proper behaviors and attitudes of the successful practitioner of emergency medicine. The behaviors described are not primarily scientific or technical, since those are defined by the core curriculum for residency training and are tested through certification examinations. This document identifies attitudes and behaviors that enhance trust by placing the patient's interest above other interests. This concept serves as the operative definition of professionalism. The purpose of this article is to clarify the professional attitudes and knowledge that are important to the emergency physician (EP). While no physician is likely to meet idealized standards, all EPs must meet basic standards while striving for the ideal. Awareness of these standards must begin early in the socialization process of emergency medical professionals. The standards must be integrated into residency training as well as the clinical practice of all EPs.
AB - The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), with the support and participation of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), the Council of Residency Directors (CORD), the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the Emergency Medicine Residents Association (EMRA), the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), and the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine (AACEM), initiated a project entitled Professionalism in Emergency Medicine. Its concepts were developed by the SAEM Ethics Committee, and are intended to describe proper behaviors and attitudes of the successful practitioner of emergency medicine. The behaviors described are not primarily scientific or technical, since those are defined by the core curriculum for residency training and are tested through certification examinations. This document identifies attitudes and behaviors that enhance trust by placing the patient's interest above other interests. This concept serves as the operative definition of professionalism. The purpose of this article is to clarify the professional attitudes and knowledge that are important to the emergency physician (EP). While no physician is likely to meet idealized standards, all EPs must meet basic standards while striving for the ideal. Awareness of these standards must begin early in the socialization process of emergency medical professionals. The standards must be integrated into residency training as well as the clinical practice of all EPs.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1998.tb02695.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1998.tb02695.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 9864133
AN - SCOPUS:7844229446
SN - 1069-6563
VL - 5
SP - 1193
EP - 1199
JO - Academic Emergency Medicine
JF - Academic Emergency Medicine
IS - 12
ER -