Professionalism in Health Care: A Primer for Career Success

1. The vision statement of The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) says that it is "the unifying voice and leading advocate for allied health education." How does it define the allied health professions? How is this definition consistent with the interdependence described in this week's reading from Professionalism in Health Care?

Hunt, in the article, "Patient-Centered Care and Cultural Practices: Process and Criteria for Evaluating Adaptations of Norms and Standards in Health Care Institutions," writes, "Patient-centeredness suggests that health care providers and organizations adapt the services they provide to reflect the goals, needs and values of individual patients."

2. What does this statement mean to you? Also, by simply making this statement, Hunt implies that patient-centeredness is not the norm. Why is something as important as this not the norm, particularly since the mission of health care institutions is to provide care to those who cannot care for themselves?

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