2012 Volume 52 Issue 11 Pages 1001-1007
Recently, the medical professionalism is discussed frequently. The concepts of professionalism vary in medicine. In particular, the Physicians Charter made by American Board of Internal Medicine, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, European Federation of Internal Medicine is often taken up as a definition. This charter consists of three fundamental principles (Principle of primacy of patients' welfare, Principle of patients' autonomy and Principle of social justice) and 10 debts. This charter provides an ethical, educational, and practical framework to guide physicians in their relationships with patients, colleagues, and also society. So this charter is a contract with no document with the society. A role model is important in education of professionalism. It is necessary for the educator and medical staff to understand medical professionalism. Furthermore, professionalism based on Narrative becomes important in education of professionalism. I think that more discussion is indispensable to professionalism in psychosomatic medicine.
