Professionalism in Medicine. Spandorfer, Nasca, Rattner 9780521879323 New<|

Professionalism in MedicineA Case-Based Guide for Medical Students\nAuthor(s): John Spandorfer, Charles A. Pohl, Susan L. Rattner, Thomas J. Nasca\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521879323, 978-0521879323\nSynopsis\nLearning medical professionalism is a challenging, evolving, and life-long endeavor. Professionalism in Medicine: A Case-Based Guide for Medical Students helps begin this process by engaging students and their teachers in reflection on cases that resonate with the experiences of life in medicine. Through the book's seventy-two cases, commentaries, videos, and literature-based reviews, students explore the many challenging areas of medical professionalism. Readers will appreciate the provocative professionalism dilemmas encountered by students from the pre-clinical years and clinical rotations and by physicians of various specialities. Each case is followed by two commentaries by wr.