Physicians play a unique societal role as professionals, requiring a mastery of knowledge, skills and behaviours dedicated to the health of individuals, communities, and society. A physician’s identity is central to this role. Physicians are accountable to themselves, their patients and families, their colleagues, and society. In turn, society grants physicians the privilege of professionally led regulation.a
The professional role reflects society’s expectations of physicians, which includes clinical competence, a commitment to ongoing professional development and personal health and well-being, promotion of the public good, adherence to ethical standards, demonstration of the attributes of integrity, compassion, dedication, accountability, honesty, altruism, humility, respect, and transparency.
aCruess, S. R., Johnston, S., & Cruess, R. L. (2004). “Profession”: A working definition for medical educators. Teaching and Learning in Medicine,16(1), 74–76. http://doi.org/10.1207/s15328015tlm1601_15
Source: Adapted from “CanMEDS 2015 Physician Competency Framework” by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, 2015. (https://canmeds.royalcollege.ca/uploads/en/framework/CanMEDS%202015%20Framework_EN_Reduced.pdf )
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