@article{ART001484413},
author={Kang Yune Sik},
title={The Concepts and Discussions about Medical professionalism in Korea.},
journal={Korean Journal of Medical Ethics },
issn={2005-8284},
year={2010},
volume={13},
number={3},
pages={255-261},
doi={10.35301/ksme.2010.13.3.255}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kang Yune Sik
TI - The Concepts and Discussions about Medical professionalism in Korea.
JO - Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
PY - 2010
VL - 13
IS - 3
PB - The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
SP - 255
EP - 261
SN - 2005-8284
AB - There are high dissatisfactions and crisis perceptions about socioeconomic status of physicians among Korean physicians. Determining which is profession distinguished from general occupations is not easy, meanwhile theoretical and systematic knowledge, professional ethics and society, service-oriented trait and high job autonomy are general characteristics of profession. considering these characteristics, Physicians are typical profession in Korea.
There are two different perspectives about physician as a profession. First is structural functionalism. In this perspective, medical knowledge itself implies the legitimation of medical profession and its social status. In contrast, social status of medical profession is determined by the way how medical knowledge is constructed socially rather medical knowledge itself in perspective of confliction theory.
High job pride and low ethical consciousness, sensitivity for group interest and insufficient social contact skill, confusion about job identity and anxiety for the future are current situation of Korean physicians roughly.
Nowadays, reflective education about society and medicine, humanistic training for understanding of human and medicine is required in training of physicians in medical school.
One reason to discuss about medical professionalism is to get trust from general citizens and to have a rational status of medical profession through it. This can not be achist d by short-term remedies, but is a long term work can be done by reflections and efforts of all medical doctors.
Therefore, the issue of medical professionalism should be pursued and discussed thoroughly and the future of Korean physicians status would be influenced deeply by these activities.
KW - professionalism;structural functionalism;conflict theory;physicians
DO - 10.35301/ksme.2010.13.3.255
ER -
Kang Yune Sik. (2010). The Concepts and Discussions about Medical professionalism in Korea.. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 13(3), 255-261.
Kang Yune Sik. 2010, "The Concepts and Discussions about Medical professionalism in Korea.", Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , vol.13, no.3 pp.255-261. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2010.13.3.255
Kang Yune Sik "The Concepts and Discussions about Medical professionalism in Korea." Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 13.3 pp.255-261 (2010) : 255.
Kang Yune Sik. The Concepts and Discussions about Medical professionalism in Korea.. 2010; 13(3), 255-261. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2010.13.3.255
Kang Yune Sik. "The Concepts and Discussions about Medical professionalism in Korea." Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 13, no.3 (2010) : 255-261.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2010.13.3.255
Kang Yune Sik. The Concepts and Discussions about Medical professionalism in Korea.. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 13(3), 255-261. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2010.13.3.255
Kang Yune Sik. The Concepts and Discussions about Medical professionalism in Korea.. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics . 2010; 13(3) 255-261. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2010.13.3.255
Kang Yune Sik. The Concepts and Discussions about Medical professionalism in Korea.. 2010; 13(3), 255-261. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2010.13.3.255
Kang Yune Sik. "The Concepts and Discussions about Medical professionalism in Korea." Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 13, no.3 (2010) : 255-261.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2010.13.3.255
