Donning the White Coat: The Narrative Threads of Professional Development

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" Donning the White Coat: The Narrative Threads of Professional Development "
Schaff, Pamela

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	926135
Doc. No	:	LA4x62d4m4
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Schaff, Pamela
Title & Author	:	Donning the White Coat: The Narrative Threads of Professional Development [Article]\ Schaff, Pamela
Title of Periodical	:	Journal for Learning through the Arts
Volume/ Issue Number	:	2/1
Date	:	2006
Abstract	:	Much has been written recently about medical professionalism, about how we define it, and about how to educate our students in this domain. While there seems to be consensus as to what constitutes professionalism, there remains a good deal of uncertainty as to how best to teach students to meet their obligations to their patients, to society, and to their profession. This essay will examine some of the recent discourse on professionalism education, and will then describe the Family Medicine clerkship narrative medicine curriculum at Keck School of Medicine. By creating time and space in the formal curriculum for reflection with teachers and mentors, we believe that we provide students with an opportunity for the active, self-changing work that is essential for successful personal and professional formation.