Interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity of the medical profession. Opportunity or threat?

Janusz Sytnik-Czetwertyński, Anna Augustynowicz, Adam Skowron, Michał Waszkiewicz, Justyna Grudziąż-Sękowska, Dariusz Hajdukiewicz, Bartosz Kobuszewski, Lidia Janiszewska, Iwona Wrześniewska-Wal. Interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity of the medical profession. Opportunity or threat? Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(7):724-741. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3357136

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Received: 01.07.2019. Revised: 05.07.2019. Accepted: 01.08.2019.

Interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity of the medical profession.

Opportunity or threat?

Janusz Sytnik-Czetwertyński¹, Anna Augustynowicz², Adam Skowron¹,

Michał Waszkiewicz², Justyna Grudziąż-Sękowska², Dariusz Hajdukiewicz²,

Bartosz Kobuszewski², Lidia Janiszewska², Iwona Wrześniewska-Wal²

Affilation:

1. Instytut Filozofii - Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy
2. Zakład Ekonomiki, Prawa i Zarządzania - Centrum Medyczne Kształcenia Podyplomowego w Warszawie

Abstract

This article aims to describe the actual scope of requirements for physicians and analyse it as an opportunity for, or threat to, the development of the profession. The article will be subdivided into two parts. In the first, concerning the interdisciplinarity of the medical profession, we shall provide constructive criticism of the specialisation system within the medical profession. This part will be subdivided into two segments: the first will list the opportunities for physicians which result from often far-reaching specialisation, while the second will enumerate the threats. The second part, dealing with the multidisciplinarity of the medical profession will define the scope of actual competences required from physicians so as to judge whether such a large amount of additional knowledge is helpful for physicians in fulfilling their professional requirements, or if it overwhelms them.

Keywords: interdisciplinarity; multidisciplinarity; specialization