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Professionalism and virtues.

DeRosa GP

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. gpderosa@abos.org

Professionalism is one of the six core competencies of both the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). It is being taught and discussed at the medical school level as well as throughout residency and continues during the lifetime of an orthopaedic surgeon. This paper will review its definition as well as the virtues that are necessary to sustain medical professionalism.

Published 4 August 2006 in Clin Orthop Relat Res, 449: 28-33.
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