Location

Please check the individual session for location or broadcast availability.  

Frequency

Quarterly

Series Director

Ellen M. Friedman, MD

Target Audience

Needs Statement

Physicians face daily pressures from demanding clinical environments, including high patient volumes, complex chronic conditions, medical uncertainty, and administrative and financial constraints. These stressors can erode core professional values such as empathy, humility, and integrity, making it difficult to consistently maintain empathy and uphold professionalism. To address this, physicians need structured opportunities to reflect on and strengthen key personal attributes such as humility, servant leadership, self-awareness, kindness, altruism, and accountability, as well as strategies to support personal well-being and resilience. Educational activities that incorporate simulated cases, reflective exercises, and peer discussion can help learners apply these values in real-world settings. Reinforcing professionalism as a lifelong competency, rather than a fixed trait, and cultivating a community of virtue and accountability are essential to sustaining professional behavior and fostering a culture of trust and excellence in healthcare.

Educational Methods

Educational methods will include lectures and audience response.

Objectives

At the conclusion of the sessions, the participants should be able to:

• Identify and discuss personal attributes, commitments, behaviors, and influences that are essential to the development and maintenance of physician professionalism.
• Apply strategies to improve communication skills and professional empathy in patient and team interactions.
• Strengthen working relationships with clinical colleagues by recognizing and addressing professionalism challenges within the healthcare team.
• Reflect on the impact of personal well-being, humility, and lifelong learning on sustaining professional integrity and resilience.

Evaluation

Participants may be asked to complete a session evaluation.

Accreditation/Credit Designation

Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Baylor College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Series Coordinator