title: [The medical creed].
abstract: In this review article the author discusses peculiarities of medical practice, requirements to medical profession, medicine as a vocation, and the role of these factors in the choice of health profession. Special attention is given to diagnostics and classifcation of internal diseases, problems of medical practice and science, significance of practical experience, medical intuition and judgment for diagnostics of pathological conditions. The role of medical deontology and ethics as a doctrine of commitment to speciality medicine is emphasized. The comprehensive examination of therapeutic problems include prescription of medication on an individual basis, the danger of polypragmasia and passivity in therapy. The critical attitude toward fashionable trends in medicine and the ability to think informally are encouraged. The article is concluded with the discussion of the relationship between medical science and practice.
authors.forename: Ya S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Tsimmerman
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D010820:Physicians / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards*