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Definition of Medical profession

Medical profession: A vocation characterized by a specialized body of knowledge of medicine that its members must teach and expand, by a code of ethics and a duty of service that put patient care above self-interest, and by the privilege of self-regulation granted by society.

Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=153734
Last Editorial Review: 1/18/2012 6:37:51 PM

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REFERENCE:

Annals of Internal Medicine 136 (2002): 243-246.

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