Assessment of professionalism: Recommendations from the Ottawa 2010 Conference (original) (raw)

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The paper discusses the evolution and complexity of professionalism within medical education, emphasizing the challenges in defining and assessing it. Highlighting the work of the International Ottawa Conference Working Group on the Assessment of Professionalism, it outlines a discourse analysis approach that led to the identification of three key dimensions of professionalism: individual, interpersonal, and societal-institutional. The findings underscore the importance of diverse perspectives in shaping the understanding and assessment of professionalism, advocating for tailored recommendations that reflect these various discourses.