A qualitative thematic content analysis of medical students’ essays on professionalism

A qualitative thematic content analysis of medical students’ essays on professionalism

BACKGROUND Physicians in both Western and Eastern countries are being confronted by changes in health care delivery systems and medical professionalism values. The traditional concept of "In-Sul" (benevolent art) and the modern history of South Korea have led to cultural differences between South Korea and other countries in conceptualizing medical professionalism; thus, we studied medical stud...

Content Analysis (qualitative, Thematic)

Medical students writing on death, dying and palliative care: a qualitative analysis of reflective essays.

BACKGROUND Medical students and doctors are becoming better prepared to care for patients with palliative care needs and support patients at the end of life. This preparation needs to start at medical school. OBJECTIVE To assess how medical students learn about death, dying and palliative care during a clinical placement using reflective essays and to provide insights to improve medical educa...

Development of a Framework for Assessing Professionalism in Medical Students

Background: professionalism assessment is one of the most difficult issues in medical education. In related references, it is recommended that professionalism assessment should be according to the status and attention to culture of each society. The purpose of the study was to design an appropriate framework in order to assess professionalism among medical students of Mashhad University of Medi...

Consequences of Adult Violence: A Qualitative Study on Content Analysis

Background and Objectives: One of the most important issues in public health is violence, which affects people around the world. Therefore, a qualitative study was conducted to explain the consequences of student violence.   Methods: This study was part of a qualitative exploratory sequential study conducted in Ruodsar in 2017. This study was carried out using conventional qualitative content...