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What is professionalism?
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An occupation which demands a highly specialized knowledge and skill acquired in part by courses not by practice alone.
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Characteristics of a profession.
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*Provides socially necessary&important functions
*Internally controls the behavior of its practioners
*Autonomy for the def, organization,&performance
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Characteristics of a profession.
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*Evolves a code of ethics
*Forms formal associations for the benefit of member practitioners
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Histrorically, who were considered "professional"?
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Clergy, attorneys, and physicians
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Is american pharmacy really professional?
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YES!!!!!!....if we ask a pharmacist. What about the public though?
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Pharmacy, a full-time occupation
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1646
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First local pharmacy association
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1821
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First U.S. training program
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1821
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First Code of Ethics
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1852
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First national professional Association
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1852
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First university-based educational program
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1868
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First state licensure law established
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1874
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Is the history of pharmacy cyclical, linear, or spiral?
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It is spiral because events repeat themselves in similar yet increasingly complex or sophisticated forms.
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Prehistoric "pharmacy"
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Supernatural terms, taboos violated then gods were displeased, spells, incantations, healing properties of plants learned from trial and error
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Medicine and Magic:Babylonians 2600 BC
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Health care in temples; religion/medicine/pharmacy intertwined; clay tablets were prescriptions
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