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Can professional values be taught? A look at residency training.

B D Rowley¹, D C Baldwin, R C Bay

¹Maricopa Integrated Health System, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

|September 15, 2000

Summary

Physician professionalism, encompassing ethical and interpersonal skills, is linked to better clinical performance in surgical residents. This suggests professionalism is crucial for effective medical training and competence.

Keywords:

Bioethics and Professional Ethics Empirical Approach

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Area of Science:

Medical Education
Surgical Training
Professional Ethics

Background:

Medical professionalism is a long-valued but poorly understood aspect of physician training.
Educators are tasked with assessing professionalism in trainees, despite unclear transmission methods.
The relationship between professionalism and clinical competence requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between professionalism and clinical performance in surgical residents.
To determine if qualities of professionalism correlate with objective and subjective performance metrics.

Main Methods:

A 50-month longitudinal study of surgery residents at a large metropolitan hospital.
Evaluation of residents based on objective criteria (clinical abilities, performance) and subjective qualities (ethical standards, interpersonal skills/professionalism).

Main Results:

Residents scoring above the mean in professionalism also demonstrated significantly higher performance across all evaluated dimensions of skills and knowledge.
A positive correlation was observed between professionalism and overall clinical performance.

Conclusions:

The qualities that constitute professionalism are integral to resident training.
Professionalism appears to be a significant predictor of superior clinical competence.
Further research into the professionalism-clinical competence link is warranted.