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Medical professionalism: the trainees' views.

Declan Chard1, Ahmed Elsharkawy, Nina Newbery

  • 1MRCP(UK), Trainees Committee, Royal College of Physicians, London. declan.chard@rcplondon.ac.uk

Clinical Medicine (London, England)
|March 9, 2006
PubMed
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Junior doctors and medical students in the UK view medical professionalism as vital for patient care, emphasizing apprenticeship and responsibility. They believe the profession should regulate its own standards and training.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Healthcare Policy
  • Professional Ethics

Background:

  • Medical professionalism in the UK faces challenges in the evolving healthcare landscape.
  • The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) initiated a working party to define and clarify medical professionalism.
  • The RCP Trainees Committee surveyed trainees to gather perspectives on medical professionalism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the concept of medical professionalism within the UK context.
  • To clarify the value and purpose of medical professionalism.
  • To define medical professionalism based on trainee and student views.

Main Methods:

  • A survey questionnaire was distributed to medical and surgical trainees and medical students.
  • The survey targeted 19,190 medical and surgical trainees and 4,576 medical students.

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  • A total of 2,175 responses were analyzed.

    • Main Results:

    • Junior doctors and medical students perceive medicine as an apprenticeship-based profession.
    • Key qualities identified include patient responsibility, altruism, and humility.
    • Respondents believe professionalism enhances patient care and should be profession-regulated.

    Conclusions:

    • Medical professionalism is considered essential for maintaining patient care standards.
    • Trainees and students advocate for profession-led regulation and training.
    • A majority believe a decline in professionalism would deter individuals from entering the medical field.