Dr. Adina L. Kalet

Adina Kalet MD MPHAssociate Professor of Medicine and SurgeryDivision of General Internal MedicineDepartment of MedicineNYU School of Medicine

"I think a 'professionalism movement' is now going on in both medical schools and the profession," said Adina L. Kalet, FACP, assistant professor of clinical medicine at the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine in New York."Focusing on professionalism gives us a positive way to integrate a whole series of difficult topics, such as altruism, communication skills and health care economics."

The ABIM Foundation, which helped draft a charter on medical professionalism as part of the Medical Professionalism Project, is encouraging educators to boost their focus on professionalism even further.As part of that effort, the foundation established a new "Putting the Professionalism Charter into Practice" initiative last year.It also recently gave $10,000 seed grants to five medical schools in the United States and Canada, including NYU; McGill University in Montreal; University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine; University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor; and the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

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"The charter is an important first step," said Dr. Kalet."But we've got to get much more specific about what professionalism means in order to teach and evaluate students."

Professionalism in the curriculum

Educators at NYU plan to use some of their grant to host an international conference on professionalism issues.They will also use some money to help medical students develop their own professionalism curriculum.
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The workshops present vignettes of typical unprofessional behavior in training programs, such as being rude, making patients wait and not filling out charts in a timely manner, Dr. Kalet said.Students then use role-playing to explore ways to give colleagues constructive feedback about those behaviors.

"We're preparing students to participate in a meaningful assessment of professionalism, not only in themselves but also in colleagues," Dr. Kalet said.

Fellows will work closely with the leadership of the Surgery Education Center, including Dr. Thomas S. Riles, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery; Dr. Adina Kalet, Assistant Professor, Division of Primary Care, Department of Medicine; and Dr. Mary Ann Hopkins, Assistant Professor and Director of the Surgery Clerkship.

Adina L. Kalet, MD, MPHNew York University School of Medicine

Purpose and Rationale: Physician professional development benefits from guidance and mentoring.

Adina Kalet, MD, MPHNew York University School of Medicine
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Adina Kalet, MD, MPHNew York University School of Medicine
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Adina Kalet, MD, MPH New York University School of Medicine

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Dr. Adina Kalet, M.D. M.D.H., is Director of Medical Education, Division of Primary Care in the Department of Medicine of New York University School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center.She and her husband recently adopted a beautiful baby girl.

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Recipients not pictured: Mack Lipkin, Sondra Zabar, Marc Triolo, Adina Kalet, Henry Feldman, Collen Gillespie, Marian Anderson, all from the University of New York School of Medicine