Mossop Liz H
University of Nottingham, Leicestershire, UK.
J Vet Med Educ. 2012 Spring;39(1):93-100. doi: 10.3138/jvme.0411.041R1.
The medical profession has spent much time and many resources engaging in a discourse of medical professionalism and debating the appropriate attitudes and behavior of physicians, but little has been published concerning the concept of veterinary professionalism. Physicians are commonly examined by social scientists and educationalists to establish definitions of medical professionalism in order to teach and assess these values within curricula. This challenging process has not been without criticism, however, with some calling the numerous definitions unhelpful, especially when these behaviors are not demonstrated in practice or the wider sociological implications of medical professionalism are ignored. Veterinary curricula often include professional skills, and there has been some discussion about their inclusion as well as the scope of veterinary surgeons and their role in society. Despite this, no true definition of veterinary professionalism exists, and the teaching of the values and behaviors expected of veterinary professionals may not be explicit. Regardless of the difficulties of engaging in such a discourse, perhaps it is time that this occurred and a realistic and usable definition of veterinary professionalism is established. This is a period of change for the veterinary profession, and a teachable and assessable definition can provide some clarity and assist educators within ever evolving veterinary curricula.
医学界花费了大量时间和资源来参与医学职业精神的讨论，并就医生应有的态度和行为展开辩论，但关于兽医职业精神的概念却鲜有文献发表。社会科学家和教育工作者通常会对医生进行研究，以确立医学职业精神的定义，以便在课程中教授和评估这些价值观。然而，这一具有挑战性的过程并非没有受到批评，有些人认为众多的定义并无助益，尤其是当这些行为在实践中未得到体现，或者医学职业精神的更广泛社会学意义被忽视时。兽医课程通常包括专业技能，也有人讨论过这些技能的纳入情况以及兽医的范围及其在社会中的作用。尽管如此，目前尚无真正的兽医职业精神定义，对兽医专业人员应具备的价值观和行为的教学可能也不够明确。尽管进行这样的讨论存在困难，但或许现在是时候进行讨论并确立一个现实可行的兽医职业精神定义了。这是兽医行业变革的时期，一个可教授和可评估的定义可以提供一些清晰的指导，并在不断发展的兽医课程中帮助教育工作者。
