Medical student professionalism narratives: a thematic analysis and interdisciplinary comparative investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Professionalism development is influenced by the informal and hidden curriculum. The primary objective of this study was to better understand this experiential learning in the setting of the Emergency Department (ED). Secondarily, the study aimed to explore differences in the informal curriculum between Emergency Medicine (EM) and Internal Medicine (IM) clerkships.

Methods

A thematic analysis was conducted on 377 professionalism narratives from medical students completing a required EM clerkship from July 2008 through May 2010. The narratives were analyzed using established thematic categories from prior research as well as basic descriptive characteristics. Chi-square analysis was used to compare the frequency of thematic categories to prior research in IM. Final

SUBMITTER: Bernard AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3166891 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature