Interplay between personal and professional growth in Italian medical education.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Generational change is impacting medical education and driving the adaptation and reform of teaching and clinical practice to successfully educate the next generation of physicians. Aim of the study was to establish undergraduates' needs by analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of their soft skills from the start of medicine school.  METHOD: We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate the personalities and soft skills of first-, third-, and sixth-year undergraduates in medical school. Of the eligible participants (N = 333), 127 of them (38.1%) were evaluated for their soft skills. The assessment was based on psychological and behavioral assessments.

Results

Results showed the strong need of the young to understand themselves and know how to improve their p

SUBMITTER: Di Giacomo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12492630 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature