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PRISM ANALOGY
Just
as a prism breaks
light into its component
parts,
the CHARACTER acronym
breaks the
construct
of 'Professionalism'
into its
component parts.
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The curriculum is based
on the CHARACTER acronym.
To be 'professional' means to show
CHARACTER.
To be able to evaluate 'professionalism'
requires reflection on the component parts.
Compassion
Honesty
Altruism
Responsibility
Advocacy
Confidentiality
Teamwork
Ethical Approach
Respect
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The Accreditation
Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
requires that professionalism
must be addressed in residency curricula and
that residents’ competency in professionalism
must be evaluated. UTMB Graduate Medical Education Office requires that Residents
evaluate Faculty competency in the Professionalism
domain and
Faculty evaluate Resident competency
in the Professionalism domain. This raises the
question:
Do
residents and faculty know how
to evaluate each other
in the
domain of professionalism? rationale continued ...
Professionalism
in Pediatrics
consists of ten modules:
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nine modules, one for each letter of
CHARACTER,
each require about 90 minutes
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a 10th final module designated as
'Observations & Reflections',
requires about 1-2 hours, after a week of
observation.
go
here for a sample.
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