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At probably no point in the history of modern medicine have physicians and medical educators been pulled by so many demands of accountability from such diverse constituencies. Although these demands are varied and sometimes even contradictory, all the constituencies concur that physicians must demonstrate professional behavior. In this issue of the Journal, Papadakis and colleagues¹ provide evidence from three medical schools of the association between disciplinary action by state medical boards against practicing physicians and a documented lack of professional behavior (particularly, irresponsibility, diminished capacity for self-improvement, and poor initiative) when those physicians were medical students.

William Sullivan of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas (L.M.K.), and the Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C. (L.L.B.).

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Unprofessional Behavior among Medical Students
Glass A. R., Rockey D. C., Lowenfels A. B., Rackoff W. R., Papadakis M. A., Rattner S. L., Stern D. T.
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N Engl J Med 2006; 354:1851-1853, Apr 27, 2006. Correspondence

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