Credibility of Our Profession "Therefore Trust the Physician and Drink His Remedy in Silence and Tranquillity" Kahlil Gibran 1893-1931
KAMHAENG CHATURACHINDA,M.D. *
Affiliation : * 5 I 1/2 Sri-Ayudaya 6 Road, Bangkok I 0400, Thailand.
Front page head! ines in the newspaper concerning the medical profession are becoming frequent( I ,2). Why? Our noble profession of yesteryears was entrusted by society with the belief that the profession will conscienciously look after the best interest of the sick and the vulnerable. This profes- sional trust means self government, self determina- tion and self policing. Changes in the Thai society in the last 4 decades have eroded that public trust. Ever since national socio-economic plan- ning was established over 35 years ago, it and the subsequent 7 plans, only emphasized economic development using human resources as commer- cial means to attain material wealth. Thai society had since become very materialistic.
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