Professional behaviour: “I know it when I see it”

The General Medical Council (GMC) and many other national and international governing bodies are attempting to clearly define professionalism. This is difficult and may be subject to interpretation however professionalism (and unprofessionalism) is perhaps easier to recognise. Increasing expectations for professional behaviour from doctors in training (including medical students) by external (GMC) and internal regulators (medical schools) make it imperative that students have a clear understanding of the behaviours expected of them and the consequences which will befall them should they breach expected standards. This workshops introduces a novel approach to teaching professionalism to new medical students.