Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Ethics and Professionalism
Lecture:Ethical and legal standards
Slide content:How the Hidden Curriculum Is Taught Continued Resource-allocation decisions Office space Which programs are funded Institutional language about money 15
Slide notes:When students observe an institutions environment, they form ideas about what is most valued by the institution and the profession based on things like the size of faculty offices and department facilities. In addition, the language that is used day to day sends a powerful message. Professor Hafferty observed that when the language of investment professionals becomes commonly used by medical professionals, that sends a message about the relative importance of the business aspects of practicing medicine. 15