RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An Exploration of Professionalism in Everyday Practice
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 515
OP 519
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220421R1
VO 36
IS 3
A1 Loxterkamp, David A.
YR 2023
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/36/3/515.abstract
AB Professionalism is what professionals do to connect, contribute, and give back to their profession. We often picture it on a grand and spot-lit stage: the white coat ceremony, graduation oath, diplomas on the wall, and resumes on file. But it is in the crucible of everyday practice that a different image emerges. The icon of the heroic and duty-bound physician morphs into a kind of family portrait. Here we stand on a stage built by our forebears, lean against our colleagues, and look to the community where our work is fulfilled.