The Archetypes of Medicine: A Job Description for the 21st Century.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-2019
Abstract
Medicine is facing an identity crisis, one that might find resolution by revisiting a past rich in multifaceted individuals who transcended the strict definition of 'doctor', excelled in other fields of human endeavor, and showed us different ways of being physicians. This paper reviews 12 archetypes that have been part of the profession since its inception, but that, as of late, might have been forgotten. Our goal is to elicit discussion and introspection, with the premise that being a physician ought to be something larger than being a mere technician. If our premise is accepted, then the next step would be to identify those personal traits that made those archetypes possible, so that we can start both recruiting for them and then nurturing them during training.
Volume
357
Issue
2
First Page
87
Last Page
92
ISSN
1538-2990
Published In/Presented At
Mangione, S., Wilson, J. F., & Herrine, S. K. (2019). The Archetypes of Medicine: A Job Description for the 21st Century. The American journal of the medical sciences, 357(2), 87–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjms.2018.09.007
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
30415760
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article