A framework for professionalism in surgery: what is important to medical students? - 28/01/14
, Janet Trial, Ed.D. b, Craig Baker, M.D. a, Kenji Inaba, M.D. a, Josette Etcheverry, M.S.N. a, Mary Nally, F.N.P. a, Peter Crookes, M.D. aAbstract |
Background |
The purposes of this study were to develop a comprehensive framework for professionalism in surgery and to determine which attributes are most valued by medical students.
Methods |
A framework for professionalism in surgery, consisting of 11 attribute categories, was developed. All 3rd-year medical students (n = 168) participated in a focus group and completed a questionnaire regarding their perceptions about professionalism. Students' responses were transcribed verbatim, coded, and assigned attribute categories.
Results |
Students rated respect as the most important attribute of professionalism (56%), followed by altruism (21%) and interpersonal skills (8%). Fifty-three percent of students witnessed unprofessional behavior among faculty members while on the surgical clerkship. Of these incidents, 74% were related to respect, 28% to practice improvement, and 1% to altruism.
Conclusions |
Respect was rated as the single most important characteristic of professionalism and was the attribute with the most witnessed violations.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Professionalism, Hidden curriculum, Undergraduate medical education
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| The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
Vol 207 - N° 2
P. 255-259 - février 2014 Retour au numéro
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