Advanced medical students' experiences and views on professionalism at Kuwait University.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Professionalism is a core competency in the medical profession worldwide. Numerous studies investigate how this competency is taught and learned. However, there are few reports on the students' views and experiences with professionalism especially in the Arab world. Our aim was to explore the experiences and views of Kuwait final-year medical students on professionalism.

Methods

This was a questionnaire study of final-year medical students at Kuwait University (n = 95). Open- and close-ended questions were used to determine the students' experiences and views on: definition, teaching, learning, and assessment of professionalism.

Results

Eighty-five of the students completed the questionnaire (89.5%). A total of 252 attributes defining professionalism were l

SUBMITTER: Al-Abdulrazzaq D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4118198 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature