8. Report on "Professionalism as a competency of physicians" session of the "Building up the consensus in professionalism education" workshop, organized by the 18th term Ethics & Professionalism Committee, and s / 医学教育

ABSTRACT

<p>　The 18th term Ethics & Professionalism Committee started to visualize the final outcome of medical professionalism education in FY 2014. Contributions from 7 small groups in the workshop organized by the committee, accumulated knowledge on professionalism , and the outcome in career development education proposed by the Women Physician Career Education Committee were combined to produce the first draft. Public opinions were invited, and a consensus meeting was held to revise it. This draft consists of 7 sub-domains of medical professionalism:</p><p>　1. Relationship with patients and ordinary citizens</p><p>　2. Commitment to societal mission</p><p>　3. Morality expected of physicians</p><p>　4. Accepting various values and consideration of fairness</p><p>　5. Role as leaders/members of organizations and teams</p><p>　6. Pursuit of excellence and continuing professional development</p><p>　7. Self-control and career development</p><p>Further revision through society-wide discussion will be continued.</p>