Investigating US medical students' motivation to respond to lapses in professionalism.

ABSTRACT: CONTEXT:As unprofessional behaviour in physicians can compromise patient safety, all physicians should be willing and able to respond to lapses in professionalism. Although students endorse an obligation to respond to lapses, they experience difficulties in doing so. If medical educators knew how students respond and why they choose certain responses, they could support students in responding appropriately. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to describe medical students' responses to professionalism lapses in peers and faculty staff, and to understand students' motivation for responding or not responding. METHODS:We conducted an explorative, qualitative study using template analysis, in which three researchers independently coded transcripts of semi-structured, face-to-face interviews. W

SUBMITTER: Mak-van der Vossen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6055660 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature