TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-Reported Assessment by Medical Students and Interns of Unprofessional Practice
AU - Rizk, Diaa E.E.
AU - Elzubeir, Margaret A.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Background: Medical trainees should learn appropriate professional attitudes requisite for practicing medicine. Purpose: Describe self-reported assessment of medical students and interns of unprofessional practice. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 88 participants (65 senior students and 23 interns) using self-administered questionnaire of 6 clinical and academic scenarios portraying a fictitious doctor engaged in unprofessional practice. Results: Eighty-one (92.1%) participants believed professional misconduct is wrong, particularly failure to consult a specialist, disrespect to patients' autonomy, and research fraud. Seventy-three (83.%) respondents would not perform these activities. There were no significant differences in responses by gender or year of study. Women and students, respectively, were significantly more lenient than men (p = .001) and interns (p = .002) regarding penalties appropriate for unprofessional behavior. Sixty-four (72.7%) participants would take action if colleagues failed to achieve professional standards. Conclusions: Perceptions of professional misconduct are not different in United Arab Emirates medical undergraduates from those observed elsewhere.
AB - Background: Medical trainees should learn appropriate professional attitudes requisite for practicing medicine. Purpose: Describe self-reported assessment of medical students and interns of unprofessional practice. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 88 participants (65 senior students and 23 interns) using self-administered questionnaire of 6 clinical and academic scenarios portraying a fictitious doctor engaged in unprofessional practice. Results: Eighty-one (92.1%) participants believed professional misconduct is wrong, particularly failure to consult a specialist, disrespect to patients' autonomy, and research fraud. Seventy-three (83.%) respondents would not perform these activities. There were no significant differences in responses by gender or year of study. Women and students, respectively, were significantly more lenient than men (p = .001) and interns (p = .002) regarding penalties appropriate for unprofessional behavior. Sixty-four (72.7%) participants would take action if colleagues failed to achieve professional standards. Conclusions: Perceptions of professional misconduct are not different in United Arab Emirates medical undergraduates from those observed elsewhere.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15328015tlm1601_9
DO - 10.1207/s15328015tlm1601_9
M3 - Article
C2 - 14987173
AN - SCOPUS:1442275440
SN - 1040-1334
VL - 16
SP - 39
EP - 45
JO - Teaching and Learning in Medicine
JF - Teaching and Learning in Medicine
IS - 1
ER -