Medical students’ perception of professionalism: A qualitative study from Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The students' views should be tallied with other sources of evidences. Nevertheless, they have policy implications on faculty recruitment, development, curriculum reform, and an organizational culture that supports professionalism.

How does the new developed curriculum affect the perception of medical graduates at King Abdulaziz University about professionalism?

“…The need for such a study was significant in the light of some recent studies at the University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia, a qualitative study conducted by Adkoli. 15 This study revealed that medical students admitted are deficient in information on the acquisition of professional values. According to the study, professionalism was neither taught nor assessed.…”

“…Now it is clearly known that professionalism results in better patient satisfaction and outcomes, is associated with better clinical proficiency in interns, and predicts the incidence of misconduct and malpractice litigation in future clinical practice. 5,15 The frequency of medical errors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was reported to be on the rise. 14 There are a limited number of studies in the literature regarding professionalism among new medical graduates in kingdom of Saudi Arabia and this study is considered one of the first and few quantitative studies that conducted in one of the largest teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia.…”

Contextualizing the Physician Charter on Professionalism in Qatar: From Patient Autonomy to Family Autonomy

“…Medical students in the Middle East report that the current curriculum is inadequate in nurturing professional behavior. 31 Cross-cultural medical ethics courses introduced at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar have demonstrated promise in mediating cultural frictions by promoting trust and tolerance; engaging students in critical thinking; and helping them develop emergent, culturally sensitive professional identities. 33 With the globalization of medical education, efforts should be made to develop curricula that promote the development of contextspecific professional values in non-Western countries.…”

Integração Intercampi no Ensino: Desenvolvendo Competências do Profissionalismo

“…Pode ser definido como um conjunto de competências relacionadas ao uso criterioso da comunicação, conhecimento, habilidades técnicas, raciocínio clíni-co, emoções, valores, ética e reflexões na prática diária para o benefício do indivíduo e da comunidade 1,2,3 .…”