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Lost virtue : professional character development in medical education

Discusses character formation, ethics, professional character, and other concepts and addresses the interpersonal aspects of physicians as well as the importance of character.
Print Book, English, 2009
Emerald, Bingley, 2009
xvii, 233 p. : ill
9780762311965, 0762311967
1041381080
Introduction Character Formation and the Making of Good Physicians The Ethical Concept of Medicine as a Profession: Its Origins in Modern Medical Ethics and Implications for Physicians Character formation in Professional Education: A Word of Caution Evidence-based Character Development Disillusioned Doctors Molding Professional Character Mindful Practice and the Tacit Ethics of the Moment Learning and Teaching in Professional Character Development The Medical-Social Educational Compact & the Medical Learner Searching for Doctor Good: Virtues for the Twenty First Century