2009-The Physician of the Future English and Catalan

F UNDACIÓN E DUCACIÓN M ÉDICA (FEM) 74 Since physicians are socially accountable agents they should accept regulations of their practice, to which end they should collaborate with their professional associations, committing themselves to the self- regulation component of shared co-regulatory processes. Furthermore, physicians ought to fully accept the introduction of periodical credentialing measures to certify that their professional capacity and competence are up- to- date. Physicians should look at this trend not as a threat but rather as an opportunity to be recognised as an accountable and competent professional.