The role of gross anatomy in promoting professionalism: a neglected opportunity!

Full Abstract

Professionalism is one of the six areas of competency defined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Unprofessional behavior is the single most common cause for disciplinary action against medical students in their clinical rotations, residents, and clinical practitioners. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) will like to see professionalism taught and evaluated across medical school. Gross Anatomy, with cadaver laboratory dissection, is in a unique position to preside over a rich number of activities where behaviors of professionalism can be taught, practiced, and rewarded. Such activities will be comparable to the behaviors of professionalism taught in clinical rotations. This article highlights the essential involvement and tools that can be used to teach, evaluate, and promote behaviors of professionalism accessible in the laboratory with cadaver dissection.Copyright (c) 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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Author information

Author/s: Escobar-Poni, Bertha (B); Poni, Esteban S (ES);

Affiliation: Department of Pathology and Human Anatomy, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda 92350, and Medical Department, Avenal Community Health Center, California, USA. bescobar(-atsign-)llu.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) (Clin Anat), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Jul; vol 19 (issue 5) : pp 461-7

Dates: Created 2006/06/08; Completed 2006/12/29; Revised 2007/04/05;

PMID: 16683242, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: Clin Anat. 2007 Mar;20(2):228. (PMID: 17072870)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Anatomy - education; ethics
Clinical Competence
Competency-Based Education - ethics; methods
Dissection - ethics
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - ethics; methods

Education, Medical, Undergraduate - ethics; methods
Professional Misconduct - ethics
Schools, Medical - ethics
Societies, Medical
Students, Medical

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