Re: Abraham Flexner's criteria of a profession

http://www.nursing.twsu.edu/bridge/lessons/class2.asp

In 1915 Dr. Abraham Flexner described criteria of a profession.

Criteria includes:
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Professional activity is based on intellectual action along with personal

responsibility
The practice of a profession is based on knowledge, not routine activities
There is practical application rather than just theorizing
There are techniques that can be taught
A profession is organized internally
A profession is motivated by altruism, with members working in some
sense for the good of society.