title: Professionalism and the physician leader.
abstract: The perception of the well-respected, knowledgeable, empathetic physician of early 20th century medicine is slowly being eroded in American society today. Consider the causes of the breakdown and how to restore the image.
authors.affiliation: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. djbegb@adelphia.net
authors.forename: Dale
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Block
mesh_terms: D007857:Leadership; D008486:Physician Executives; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States