The Deprofessionalization of Medicine
- 11 December 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 258 (22) , 3279-3282
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1987.03400220079041
Abstract
In this article, we examine the components of medical professionalism; identify the roots of the loss of professional autonomy by physicians in the United States—a process that, in effect, is leading to the deprofessionalization of American medicine; discuss why such deprofessionalization is undesirable for the society; and explore three health care delivery systems and their effects on deprofessionalization. We suggest that a system based on organizations set up and directed by physicians will be the system that best preserves medical professionalism and serves the public interest. (JAMA1987;258:3279-3282)Keywords
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