Health care professionalism at a glance - Jill Thistlethwaite

Health Care Professionalism at a Glance offers accessiblecoverage of an increasingly important aspect of medical and healthprofessional education. This concise text includes how to identifyand develop professional behaviours, how they are assessed, and howto challenge unprofessional behaviours.

Health Care Professionalism at a Glance:
Provides a user-friendly and thought provokingoverview of health care professionalism
Introduces the main topics, key definitions andexplores aspects relevant to learners and noviceprofessionals
Considers fundamental features of professionalism thatstudents are expected to acquire as well as how they are taught,learned and assessed
Includes summary boxes that highlight importantpoints, reflection points, clinical cases and suggested furtherreading
Includes references relevant to differentcountries' accrediting bodies

This important new book will assist students in understanding thenature of professionalism, its assessment, and the implications forprofessional practice.