At PRC®, our core focus is the health, well-being and safety of the professionals we serve. With this focal point in mind, our overriding goal is to foster and promote public safety by working with our clients to develop skills that improve both personal functioning and professional competency.
PRC®‘s goal is to promote personal health through research, education, and services. Please click on the corresponding button below to learn more about PRC’s vision for personal mental health and well being.
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Education: PRC® is proud to be affiliated with Rush University Medical Center in order to offer two CME activities for Healthcare Professionals. For more information on our activities and other education opportunities, please click on the education button.
Research: PRC® strives to remain at the forefront of research in Distressed Physician, Aging Physicians, and the ACGME core-competency areas. Follow our Research Feed to stay current on issues affecting healthcare professionals and Joint Commission interest. This link features summaries of new relevant articles, PRC®‘s own research interest, as well as PRC® news. Please click the button for more information!
PRC News
March 10, 2012
March 7, 2012
Greetings!
I am excited to announce the addition of two staff members to our clinical team!
Phil Flanders, PhD, and Shelley Parrett, LSCSW, LCAC, have recently joined our clinical staff. Their skill sets expand PRC®‘s ability to address a diverse group of concerns. Phil brings additional training and expertise in neuropsychology and phase of life/aging issues to our team. In addition, our ability to treat clients with issues of trauma will be further strengthened by Phil’s expertise in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Shelley will strengthen our ability to provide ongoing services in the area of dual diagnosis and chemical dependence with her strong background and training in substance use disorders.
The Professional Renewal Center® continue...
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Research Blog
May 16, 2012
Validation of a Multisource Feedback Assessment Method Measuring Facets of Professionalism, Interpersonal and Communication Skills
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of a multi-source feedback tool used in C...
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May 16, 2012
Perceptions of Online Professionalism
Research has shown that medical students are not exempt from the current social networking trends. Upon entering medical school, 86% of incoming students do expect to use online social networking sites such as...
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May 2, 2012
A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies: Patients’ Experiences of Preoperative Communication
Effective communication in medical settings, specifically between nurses or doctors and the client, is imperative. It is especially necessary...
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April 20, 2012
Remediation by Governing Bodies Related to Online Professionalism
Social media poses a unique threat to professionalism. Not only do sites such as Facebook and Twitter allow easy, informal access to communication between physicians and patients, th...
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April 13, 2012
An increasing interest in medical professionalism has spurred the development of many types of assessments that attempt to understand which students and professionals are performing at an exemplary level of professionalism and which need more guidanc...
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How do web-assessments of professionalism compare to the traditional paper assessments?
