PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - K Boon
AU  - J Turner
TI  - Ethical and professional conduct of medical students: review of current assessment measures and controversies
AID  - 10.1136/jme.2002.002618
DP  - 2004 Apr 01
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - 221--226
VI  - 30
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/30/2/221.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/30/2/221.full
SO  - J Med Ethics2004 Apr 01; 30
AB  - As medical education increasingly acknowledges the importance of the ethical and professional conduct of practitioners, and moves towards more formal assessment of these issues, it is important to consider the evidence base which exists in this area. This article discusses literature about the health needs and problems experienced by medical practitioners as a background to a review of the current efforts in medical education to promote ethical conduct and develop mechanisms for the detection and remediation of problems.