

This may include a focus on ethics, humanities, education and remediation.

Shall we through our on-line newsletter and APHC conferences and events, and as a global community of health providers, educators and researchers in professionalism ‘foster inclusive, trustworthy relationships’ as we explore professionalism in its many facets? That is, how do we foster professionalism in our institutions and units, professional identity formation for various health professions and support sustained commitment to professional intents, actions and words. Your input and feedback to this brief introductory commentary on individual and organizational definitions is welcome. Thus, it is fitting to invite each of you to join the conversation as to what is professionalism?ĪPHC – PFO Vision: A global community of practice that advances conversations and perspectives on the practice, education, and research of clinical professionalism as it evolves. Professionalism education in health care is central to both organizations. We, the Academy for Professionalism in Health Care (APHC) – Professionalism Formation Organization (PFO) newsletter team, are pleased to launch our first newsletter. We hope this newsletter will be the foundation for a strong professionalism community, where educators, students and practitioners can share, learn and lead.

Welcome to PFO Front Page, designed to keep readers up to date on healthcare professionalism education, assessment, literature, conferences and grants, as well as interviews with leaders in tour field.
