The growth of medical professions has brought to emergence of various occupations which never thought by traditionally thinking of late nineteenth century. The growth explicates the significance of the medical profession. This profession has evolved from its traditional structure to modern counterpart. Traditionally, medical profession was confined to intellectual elite and often it was associated with the persons specializing in religion and education. Thus, one comes across a convergence of these roles of religious priest; teacher and medical practitioner in one individual in a traditional society like India.

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Keywords: Professional Ethics, Medical Professions, Intellectual Elite, Traditional Society.