Welcome | Checking Our Compass

Health care is facing rapid change — corporatization, financial pressures, shifting norms, and the rise of misinformation are all testing the values at the heart of the profession. In this session, leaders from the ABIM Foundation invite participants to re-examine what medical professionalism means today, more than 20 years after the Physician Charter was published.

Frederick Cerise, MD, MPH, and Jessica Perlo, MPH, explore:
Why professionalism remains the foundation of trust between clinicians and society
How forces like corporatization, bureaucracy, and technology are reshaping care
The role of professionalism in countering burnout, inequities, and misinformation
How each generation defines “what it means to be a good doctor, nurse, or pharmacist

The conversation calls for action — not just addressing the challenges, but reimagining professionalism as a balancing force that restores hope, strengthens trust, and safeguards patients in a changing world.

00:00 – Introduction & Mission
00:50 – Why professionalism matters (and its challenges)
01:24 – Professionalism and trust
01:58 – Forces reshaping health care
02:21 – Professionalism in medical education
02:49 – The 2002 Physician Charter
03:39 – Principles: patient welfare, autonomy, social justice
04:41 – Professionalism vs. corporatization
05:21 – Professionalism as the foundation of trust
06:28 – Using professionalism as a balancing force
07:19 – Organizational professionalism
08:15 – Knowledge, misinformation, and patients
08:54 – Challenges with professionalism today
09:44 – Burnout, norms, and exploitation
10:14 – Professionalism vs. profit
11:04 – Beyond lapses: defining a North Star
11:29 – Each generation defines professionalism
12:14 – Mapping agency: individual, organizational, systemic
13:01 – Overcoming FIGGI (fear, ignorance, greed, inertia)
13:53 – A call to action

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LinkedIn:   / abim-foundation  
Twitter:   / abimfoundation  

http://www.ABIMFoundation.org
http://www.BuildingTrust.org