Perceptions of medical students towards the practice of professionalism at the Arabian Gulf University.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To enhance the development of a curriculum in professionalism for medical students, the aim of this research was to evaluate medical students' responses regarding professionalism teaching and behaviors in their clinical experience at the Arabian Gulf University (AGU).

Methods

A retrospective cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study involving Year 5 medical students at the AGU. We used a "climate of professionalism" survey that consisted of two parts. The first part asked students to rate their perceptions of the frequency of professionalism practices of their peers (medical students), residents, and faculty. The response choices included: "mostly", "sometimes", and "rarely". The second part asked the students to assess their perceptions of the professionalism te

SUBMITTER: Al Gahtani HMS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7792125 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature