The Seven Roles of Physicians - Danish Health Authority
In 2000, the Danish Commission on Medical Specialists described in its report “Denmark's future medical specialist” (Danish: Fremtidens speciallæge) a model, which the Commission assessed would cover the future requirements for medical specialists in Denmark. The model included the seven roles of physicians: medical expert, communicator, collaborator, manager, health advocate, scholar and professional. These roles were subsequently implemented in the Danish postgraduate medical training programme, e.g. by describing competencies and learning objectives for each role in the curriculum for the specialties.
The report - The Seven Roles of Physicians - presents revised descriptions of the seven physician roles, suitable for integration in the description and definition of the competencies which a medical specialist must demonstrate mastery of after the completion of specialist training.
