Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Medical Professionalism among Students and Junior Doctors in Trinidad and Tobago

Peters, Dexnell; S, Ramsewak; Youssef, Farid F.

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“…[ 24 ] A similar report in surveying information and attitudes toward medical professionalism among pre-clinical students demonstrated that there is restricted information but a good attitude toward medical professionalism and formal training, and educational programs must be changed right now. [ 25 ] Present study also found that pre-clinical (phase 1) students showed a good understanding of professionalism by recommending actions for all of the 34 survey statements. According to Velayo et al, [ 26 ] the pre-clinical performance is positively correlated with the clinical success of the medical students.…”

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Professionalism development of undergraduate medical students

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Changeover phases are essential and inevitable times in professional life, which let the learners adapt and grasp emerging opportunities for learning based on the past experiences with the catering of novel creativity as required in the present as well as emerging time. This study was carried out to examine the effectiveness of a professionalism course, during the transition from a non-clinical to clinical setting, within the context of undergraduate medical education. This observational study was conducted during 2019 to 2020, with pre- and post-professionalism course evaluation. We used the Dundee Poly-professionalism inventory-1: Academic Integrity, among the undergraduate medical students. Our results are based on the medical student's professional progress with the transition from 2nd year to 3rd year. During the 1st phase of the study, the participants at their Pre-Professionalism Course (PrPC) level in their 2nd medical year (only attended the introductory lectures for professionalism), showed a good understanding of professionalism. For the 2nd phase, when the same students, at their Post-Professionalism Course (PoPC) level, in their 3rd year (completed professionalism course) filled the same survey and it was found that there was no decline in their understanding of the topic, even after more than a year. They were even more aware of the significance of professionalism in their clinical settings. Despite a year gap, the understanding of professionalism among students was stable. Results helped us infer that time laps did not affect the professionalism concept learned earlier; rather during clinical settings, students become more aware of professionalism.

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“…Previous studies have shown that the students' attitude toward professionalism had an inverse relationship with their years of study. 15,25 Likewise, in the present study, first-year residents had a higher perception of professionalism than those in the fifth year. According to Salinas-Miranda et al, 26 professionalism values during clinical training are neglected due to environmental and individual challenges.…”

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“…Previous studies also have pointed out that professionalism training should be included in the curriculum of general medicine and residency program as formal training. 14,15 However, a part of these tutorials could be presented in the form of a hidden curriculum. 30,31 This curriculum includes the culture and structure experienced by residents in a clinical education environment.…”

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Iranian medical residents’ professionalism: A peer assessment study

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As one of the main competencies, professionalism is to be taught and evaluated during the residency period. The aim of this research is to investigate the professionalism perception among medical residents of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 using Persian Professionalism Questionnaire American Board of Internal Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine). Probability proportional to size sampling was used to recruit the participants (n = 250). Data analysis was done using SPSS24 through descriptive and analytical statistics. The mean age of residents was 33.28 (SD = 5.56). About 46% of residents were not familiar with professionalism. Mean of perceived professionalism score by the residents was to be 6.85 (of 10) ± 1.52. Honor/Integrity dimension with a score of 7.53 ± 2.1 had the highest mean, while professional excellence with a score of 6.2 ± 1.43 had the lowest mean. No statistically significant relationship was observed between residents’ demographic characteristics and perceived professionalism. Medical residents’ professionalism perception was not at an acceptable level. It is necessary to spread the concept of professionalism in the form of formal and informal training programs to promote residents’ professional behaviors. Moreover, it was experienced that peer to peer observation could be used to assess professionalism in the working environment.

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“…[19] A similar study in assessing knowledge and attitudes toward medical professionalism among students and junior doctors showed that there is limited knowledge but good attitude toward medical professionalism and formal training, and educational programs must be revised in this regard. [20] …”

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Knowledge of medical professionalism in medical students and physicians at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and affiliated hospitals—Iran

Seif-Farshad¹,

Bazmi²,

Amiri

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Although medical professionalism is a fundamental aspect of competence in medicine and a distinct facet of physicians’ competence, evidence suggests that the subject of professionalism is not taught or assessed as part of medical students’ curricula in Iran and many other countries. Assessing the knowledge of medical students and physicians about medical professionalism seems to be helpful in identifying the weaknesses of training in the field of professionalism and devise plans for future training on the subject.The present cross-sectional, quantitative, observational, and prevalence study recruited 149 medical interns, clinical residents, physicians, and professors working in hospitals selected through stratified random sampling using a questionnaire designed by the researchers and confirmed for its validity and reliability. The results were analyzed by Stata at a significance level of 0.05.Out of 149 cases, 61.64% were male with the mean age of 30.81 years. A total of 66 participants (44.29%) (95% confidence interval [CI]: 36.44%–52.44%) had heard and 83 (55.70%) (95% CI: 47.55%–63.55%) had not heard the term “medical professionalism” before the study. After adjusting for potential confounders, age and degree did not have statistically significant difference in assessed knowledge of medical professionalism, but sex had (mean difference: 5.88, P = 0.045), and the mean of the female was significantly higher than that of the male participants. The mean percentage of correct answers was 47.67.The present study demonstrated that the medical professionals working in the national healthcare system have an unfavorable theoretical knowledge about medical professionalism in Iran; although this does not indicate that their practices are unethical, it should be noted that one of the prerequisites of possessing a high level of medical professionalism and for establishing a proper relationship between the medical community and the patients is to have a proper knowledge of this concept. Improving behaviors and performances in medical professions requires adequate training on the concepts of medical professionalism and consequently the assessment of the levels of professionalism achieved in medical professionals.

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Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Medical Professionalism among Students and Junior Doctors in Trinidad and Tobago

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Professionalism development of undergraduate medical students

Professionalism development of undergraduate medical students

Iranian medical residents’ professionalism: A peer assessment study

Knowledge of medical professionalism in medical students and physicians at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and affiliated hospitals—Iran

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