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THE ROLE OF MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS
Author(s) -
MACARA A. W.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1994.tb02765.x
Subject(s) - psychology , constant (computer programming) , health professionals , medical education , social psychology , medicine , health care , computer science , political science , law , programming language
Summary It has been said that the only constant in professional life today is that of change. We do well to embrace a culture of change so that, as health professionals, we can help to shape it rather than stand aloof and leave it to others to shape us. In these challenging times professional associations need to examine themselves closely both through the microscope — to study individual fields of activity in some depth — and through the telescope—to learn how each part relates to the whole.