What is a Profession?

Running head : Doctor as a career and a service

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Doctor as a career and a service

Introduction

Careers have various contexts in terms of how well they benefit an individual and their impact on the society as well as their social responsibility . Serving as a doctor is far much important , both as a career and a service . The doctor has a responsibility to bring health and happiness to human lives . The context of `doctor ' as a career is profound and entails numerous responsibilities , education and extreme

br commitment . This explores the various responsibilities , skills education qualifications and the paradigms of the career

A Doctor definition

A doctor is well defined as the practice of diagnosing and treating human illnesses and condition . The best qualification in this career is the `medical doctor ' level . This is a distinctive position in the career and it is well understood as the practice of medicine which includes the diagnosis , treatment , correction , advisement , or prescription for any human disease , ailment , injury , infirmity , deformity , pain or other condition , physical or mental , real or imaginary (Van Voorhees , 2007 This practice has various requirements , rules and regulation that govern it . The essence of this regulation is to monitor , license and examine those who want to practice

Why `doctor ' is a profession

Based on the context of `saving lives , bringing health and serving people , the `doctor ' is a profession . The context of a career or service being a profession is based on some specific characteristics as well as set regulatory and practice requirements . The doctor is responsible over the public health . Regardless of the private practice a doctor has a social responsibility to serve people

According to , this profession requires Conscientiousness , Competence Timeliness , Sensitivity , Confidentiality , Effective Communication and Integrity (Plaut , 2008 . The career is a profession since it has a compulsory set of characteristics which include the career being based on

Specialized Body of Knowledge

Set of Skills

Group Mission or Identity

Standards of Behavior and Practice (Plaut , 2008

Most other professions do not require commitments and integrity they are merely services which everyone can get without following ethics According to Sarringer , `often but not always a "professional " in business refers to having a designation which is regulated by a standard of behavior , ethics and practice which those in the field are obliged to adhere to . A professional does not make his /her feelings and the external circumstances the deciding factor for how to act , this is why the `doctor ' is a profession since it 's a career governed by these ethical considerations (Sarringer , 2008

Hierarchy of needs and the doctor

The doctor has a social responsibility . Social needs especially in healthcare force him to be committed to serving people and adhering to the ethical requirements set as stand alone principals in the profession . The needs of patients are dire and sensitive . The successful correction of an illness , a physical condition or any ailment determines the reputation and ranking of the practitioner

C F Donavan argues that...