When it comes to the health care profession, as we have seen from previous
discussions and assignments these professions are in dire need of new blood.
When we hear deprofessionalization, we must first define it in the context of
health care, “Deprofessionalizationrefers to the decreasing distance, in
knowledge or education, between doctors and patients or the rise
ofconsumerism
generally”(Coburn, 2001). Many organizations have had to
learn how to create new staff out of existing staff and many have had to wear
multiple hats. Today health care is one of the most regulated industries in the
United States which has changed the way health care is delivered. These
regulations have changed the profession of a doctor and continue to change
other health care professions.
The future of health care is in dire need of more staff as doctors, nurses,
respiratory techs, and many others are facing huge shortages. Worker
“burnout” is real and is something that the COVID pandemic has exacerbated
and made worse. Deprofessionalization is occurring as we speak, but no
matter how many new medical professions one is split it still does not address
the many shortages the health professions are seeing the shortages will
continue to grow due to a number of reasons that seem to have no end in
sight.
Coburn, D. (2001).The Medical Profession. Retrieved from International
Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/deprofessionalization
