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2. W HAT KIND OF PHYSICIAN DO WE WANT ? 53 Table 2. Professional Pro!le of the Physician of the Future A physician that treats patients, not diseases A physician who adopts a critical approach A communicative and empathic physician An individually and socially responsible physician A physician making good decisions for the patient and the health care system Leading the health team A competent, e'ective and safe physician An honest and trustworthy physician A physician committed to patients and health care organisation A physician who embodies professionalism Further to the previously outlined scenarios, in this chapter we attempt to respond to the challenges for the medical profession and establish a pro"le for the physician of the future (table 2). As mentioned earlier, we deal with a generic pro"le of a physician upon which individual adaptations can be built.