Roadmap to Professionalism
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine’s Roadmap to Professionalism was launched in 2005 to increase awareness of professionalism at every level of medical education and to integrate education professionalism initiatives throughout the University of Chicago Medical Center. The committee coordinates institution-wide research initiatives on the topic of medical professionalism and presents professionalism workshops to faculty, residents and students annually. The steering committee’s work builds on the strong foundation provided from the MacLean Center for Medical Ethics, the nation’s first center for clinical medical ethics.
In recent years, the Committee has been tackling difficult professionalism issues such as how to teach students and residents about conflict of interest and industry relationships, the interface between professionalism and digital media, and understanding and improving the learning environment for students, residents, and faculty at Pritzker.
Peer Role Model Awards
During the 2008–2009 academic year, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine’s Professionalism Steering Committee created the Peer Role Model Awards to encourage the development of professionalism across the spectrum of medical education. Both awards are determined through a peer nomination email survey.
- Faculty Physician Peer Role Model Award
The Faculty Physician Peer Role Model award is intended to recognize the physician faculty member who best exemplifies the qualities of medical professionalism. These qualities include dedication to serving the interest of the patient and maintaining the highest standards of professional competence and integrity. - Pre-Clinical Student Peer Role Model Award
This award is intended to recognize the rising third year student who best exemplifies professionalism through his/her compassion, leadership, and dedication to others.
Dr. P. Allan Klock, Jr. and Minna Chen, MS 3
Dr. P. Allan Klock, MD, Professor of Anesthesia & Critical Care and Minna Chen, MS 2 received the first annual Peer Role Model awards.
In the 2009–2010 academic year, the professionalism steering committee plans to expand the Peer Role Modeling Awards to include an Excellence in Mentoring Award which will honor basic science/clinical faculty members who have played a key role in mentoring medical students and faculty.
Professionalism "In the News"
- When your future doctor gets a facebook page - Medill Reports - October 22, 2009
- Medical school gets high marks in ethical report card—Chicago Maroon—April 15, 2009
- Do Doctor Dramas Make for Bad Docs?—ABC News—March 26, 2009
- Ever Wonder if Your Doctor is Laughing at You?—CNN—December 9, 2008
Articles by University of Chicago faculty, residents & students
- The Relationship Status of Digital Media and Professionalism: It's Complicated - Academic Medicine November 2009
- Perspectives in Biology and Medicine: Special Issue on Professionalism—Edited by Holly J. Humphrey, MD Dean for Medical Education
- Can Faculty Assess Resident Professionalism With Duty Hours?—Archives of Internal Medicine—February 2008
- Promoting an Environment of Professionalism: The University of Chicago “Roadmap”—Academic Medicine October 2007
- Third-Year Medical Students’ Participation in and Perceptions of Unprofessional Behaviors—Academic Medicine—October 2007
- Residents’ Perceptions Over Time of Pharmaceutical Industry Interactions and Gifts and the Effect of an Educational
Intervention—Academic Medicine July 2006 - Approach to routine interactions with industry: a primer for residents—Seminar in Medical Practice—2005
- Training Doctors for Professionalism—Mt. Sinai Journal of Medicine—2002
Steering Committee
The Professionalism Steering Committee currently consists of clinical faculty and administrators who are directly involved in medical education or faculty development and have expressed an interest in advancing the goals of professionalism. Faculty, students and residents who are interested in participating in this committee are encouraged to contact the Dean for Medical Education at dean-for-meded@bsd.uchicago.edu.
Co-Chairs:
- Holly J. Humphrey, MD, Dean for Medical Education
- Vineet Arora, MD, Assistant Dean for Curricular Innovations
Members:
- Halina Brukner, MD
- Adam Cifu, MD
- Heather Johnston, MD
- Jane McAtee, JD
- Shalini Reddy, MD
- Michael A. Simon, MD
- Mark Siegler, MD
- John Yoon, MD
- Carolyn Wilson
- Sandy Smith, PhD
