Professionalism in medicine and hyposkillia.
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: Commitment to the highest standards of excellence both in practice of medicine and in knowledge generation and dissemination form the cornerstones of “professionalism” [1]. Recently, a surge in medical professionalism has emerged reflecting the conflicts of interests regarding commercialization of healthcare and its influence on medical practice. The current issue of the Sudanese Journal of Paediatrics (SJP) highlights this in a Review Article which gives an account on the definition of “professionalism”, why is it important to teach professionalism in medical schools and a road map to do that. Nevertheless, with societal changing values, deficiencies in medical education and training resulted in deficiency of clinical skills required to deliver adequate health care, a phenomenon recently known as “hyposkillia”. In a special communication, Dr Khalifa A. Adam, one of the pioneer paediatricians both in Sudan and Saudi Arabia, addresses this sign of a sagging medical profession. The article emphasizes that teaching of medicine must be patient-centered and medical schools and teaching hospitals are expected to instill value in teaching basic clinical skills.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2993337418