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The evolution of the medical profession: from the paternalistic model towards modern ideas about the professional role of a doctor
https://doi.org/10.30629/0023-2149-2025-103-1-58-67
Abstract
This article analyzes the issues of the formation and development of the medical profession within specific historical contexts of social development, as well as from the perspective of the sociocultural evolution of the medical profession. It reveals the characteristics of the formation of the paternalistic model of domestic medicine, which is exemplifi ed by the phenomenon of “zemstvo medicine,” traces of which can still be seen in contemporary medical practice. Special emphasis is placed on analyzing the typologies of relationships in the “physician-patient” system, exploring both classical and alternative models of such relationships. The processes of transformation of the physician’s role in the context of an information society are characterized, highlighting new demands for professional competence that include basic (theoretical, practical, technical) and universal (individual-personal, social-volitional) competencies. Well-founded and detailed conclusions are drawn regarding the evolution of the medical profession from a paternalistic model to a modern understanding of the physician’s role in the realities of contemporary times, as well as the search for an optimal type of harmonious and eff ective relationships between physicians and patients, colleagues, and management.
Supporting agencies: The study had no sponsorship.
About the Author
Yu. B. Belenkova
North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Ministry of Health of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yulia B. Belenkova — a 6th-year student at the Faculty of Medicine
St. Petersburg
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Belenkova Yu.B. The evolution of the medical profession: from the paternalistic model towards modern ideas about the professional role of a doctor. Clinical Medicine (Russian Journal). 2025;103(1):58-67. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30629/0023-2149-2025-103-1-58-67
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