Korean J Med Educ.  2009 Jun;21(2):185-193.

Medical Professionalism Development of Oliver R. Avison

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  • 1Department of Medical Education, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. nara@yuhs.ac

Abstract

PURPOSE: How does professionalism develop while becoming a great doctor? This study based on the life of Avison, a great doctor, aims to identify the developmental features of an excellence and professionally ethical doctor.
METHODS
We chose Oliver R. Avison, who founded the first modern hospital and medical school in Korea, now known as Severance Hospital and Yonsei University College of Medicine. Sixteen pivotal events in Avison's life were extracted, based on 2 standards: self-memory and strong feeling. Further we analyzed Avison' life using a professional development analysis model.
RESULTS
Oliver Avison's medical professionalism development was divided into 4 periods: 'Motivating in Medicine period', 'Medical Training period', 'Medical Doctor period', and 'Medical Educating period'. A hallmark of Oliver Avison's medical professionalism development was the growth of motivation and social responsibility, medical knowledge, medical creativity, intra-personal intelligence, and relationship forming abilities.
CONCLUSION
To excel in medicine, a medical student should be encouraged to understand his unique intellectual potentials and interest as a medical worker, and try to understand problems in the established domain and field of medicine, to develop new medical symbol systems, and climates.

Keyword

Professional practice; Medical professionalism development; Medical education; Oliver R. Avison

MeSH Terms

Climate
Creativity
Education, Medical
Humans
Intelligence
Korea
Motivation
Professional Practice
Schools, Medical
Social Responsibility
Students, Medical
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