What Does Professionalism Mean To Me Essay

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Professionalism for me is the set of values, qualities that every professional should have. Trust, responsibility and integrity applies to all professions but for medical professionals besides Integrity, trust and responsibility other ingredients matters such as compassion, altruism, continuous improvement, excellence and working in partnership with members of the wider healthcare team .
Professional qualities are not automatically inherited upon qualifying. As medicine is a profession, such thinking follows that all doctors are automatically professionals. However, this is not the case. Modern medical professionalism is something that can, and indeed should, be learnt.
Being aware of the expectations of professionalism can help to improve