Ethics and Professionalism in Medical Science and Its Impact on Health Care
Rekha V. Shinde *
Department of Kaumarbritya, Datta Meghe Ayurvedic Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Nagpur441110, India.
Kailas V. Shinde
Department of Political Science, Smt. Kalawati Badhe Arts and Commerce Mahila Mahavidyalaya Kondwa, Pune 411048, India.
Pritam R. Bande
Department of Pharmaceutics, Balpande College of Pharmacy, Nagpur 440037, India.
Ranjit Ambad
Department of Biochemistry Datta Meghe Medical College, Nagpur (Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha-442001), India.
Dhruba Hari Chandi
Department of Microbiology Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha-442001, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Background: Practicing medicine is always rewarding. It brings money sometimes and friendship, experience of fame at other times. At least one gets the credit and satisfaction of having done a good deed. There could be no better deed or donation than giving life back to a patient. Actually the science of life has an unlimited scope for expansion and the physician is one of the constituent of this life science. Every science has limitations, rules and regulations to achieve the ultimate success. ( Medical) Science is light and it illuminates; one’s own intellect is vision.
Objectives: 1. To learn about Medical Ethics and how it is useful to improve the health care. 2. Professionalism in Health Care and its importance. 3. Discuss Medical Ethics and humanities, Professionalism and its impact on Health of the society.
Methodology: The datasets used to conclude the study has taken from internet database and relevant books of science of medicine. In this article author tried to explore the trait among medical professional and how it could be develop professionalism towards human health care.
Results: Ethics are the cornerstone to the professional practice because honesty and excellence aren’t just working when your profession is most trusted.
Conclusions: The ideal physician thus has the qualities as- 1. The patient’s health and well being is goal. 2. The physician continuously strives to acquire further knowledge, skill, and proficiency. 3. The physician is well wisher of and works for the uplift of society. 4. The physician is humble, modest, sympathetic and gentle. Professionalism is the part of Good Medical Practice Guidelines (GMC). According to this the Doctors deities are – Knowledge, Skills, and Performance, Safety and Quality, Communication, Partnership and Teamwork, and Maintaining Trust.
Keywords: Medical ethics, health care system, medical professionalism, ideal physician, physician-doctor, philosopher- physician, medical student, practitioner, health cure