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The medical professionalism for faculty members of medical schools has some different implication from other medical professions. They have to work as educator, researcher, and manager as well as clinician....
A profession is characterized by advanced theoretical and systematic knowledge, which can provide that profession with autonomy and authority. This paper examines the factors affecting the realization of complete professional...
Medical professionalism in Korea is underdeveloped because of a strong state that has been in place for the past one hundred years. If the government actively controls policies and regulates...
The role of radiation therapy (RT) in cancer management has grown remarkably during the past few decades. For successful RT, the most important factor is highly conformal radiation delivery focused...
Consensus on an accurate translation of 'professionalism' for the Korean language has not been reached. Therefore, it is not surprising that medical professionalism as a concept is in a stage...
Modern day medical professionalism has been advocated by multiple professional organizations and individual scholars. Most of the statements publicly issued emphasize particular moral traditions and the highest professional standards along...
Currently, 10% of cancer chemotherapy is provided to patients by oral formulation; however, by 2013 this percentage is predicted to increase to 25%. Chemotherapy is traditionally given by injection. Oral...
Free medical care is currently a highly debated issue in Korea. However, from a practical point of view, 'completely free' medical care is impossible. Last year the National Health Insurance...
Procedural sedation and analgesia are now becoming more frequently required and procedural safety is one of the main interests of private clinic physicians. Efforts to establish safe sedation and analgesia...
Stroke is the most common cause of death as single-diseases in South Korea. And it generates additional medical cost through high incidence of related disabilities and complications, which would become...
This study assessed the extent to which developmental assets predict or contribute to the reduction of health risk behaviors among Korean adolescents. The concept of developmental assets was introduced by...