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...

introduction: today, development of professionalism is a critical aim of medical schools. studies have demonstrated that medical students’ perceived level of professionalism is inadequate worldwide. this study aimed to investigate the medical students’ perceptions of their colleagues’ professional behavior. methods: this study is a cross-sectional study with 280 medical students at shiraz unive...

background: medical professionalism is a set of attitudes and behaviors that cause the physicians to prioritize the advantages of patients to theirs . the primary objective of this study was to assess the attitudes and behaviors of medicalprofessionalism among residentsof guilan university of medical sciences, in the educational year of 2011-2012. methods:  this descriptive study was conducted ...

introduction: teaching medical professionalism is increasingly acknowledged as an important aspect of medical education. the professionalism mini-evaluation exercise (p-mex) is an assessment tool for evaluating medical professionalism, but no studies using it as a self-assessment instrument have been reported. this paper reports on a preliminary investigation of the finnish version of the p-mex...

introduction: while social media has the potential to be used to make professional and personal connections, it can also be used inappropriately, with detrimental ramifications for the individual in terms of their professional reputation and even hiring decisions. this research explored students’ and faculty members’ perceptions of the acceptability of various social media postings. methods: th...

Introduction: Medical professionalism as a main ability ofphysicians is very important just like its teaching and learning.This study investigated medical professionalism experts’perspectives and experiences about professionalism as a steptowards developing a medical professionalism curriculum.Methods: A qualitative approach was adopted for this study.The dat...

advancements in different field of medicine have given rise to complex ethical dilemmas in clinical practice. the more the clinicians are sensitized to ethical problems and familiar with ethical decision-making, the more they can value professionalism in their practice. the current paper is designed to emphasize physicians to think ethically in the field of internal medicine and endocrinology. ...

in the present study, professional conduct of clinical teachers in tehran university of medical sciences in iran was assessed by their residents (n=292) and fellowships (n=48) using a standard questioner called self-reported measurement equipment. this evaluation was a descriptive cross-sectional study. professionalism was questioned in four domains including clinical teacher-patient, clinical ...

Professionalism is a core competency of physicians. In this article, the statements of professional societies (e.g., the Charter on Medical Professionalism), the expectations of patients and society regarding professionalism, and a framework for defining medical professionalism are described. The framework's foundation consists of clinical competence, communication skills, and a sound understan...