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Assessing professionalism: theory and practice*.

Malcolm Parker1

  • 1School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Australia. m.parker@uq.edu.au

Medical Teacher
|September 16, 2006
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Assessing medical students

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Professionalism Studies
  • Graduate Competence

Background:

  • Professional attitudes and behaviors are recently recognized as essential for global medical competence.
  • The concept of Fitness to Practice has always implied acceptable professional conduct.
  • Medical schools are increasingly focusing on teaching and assessing professionalism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of student selection versus in-course assessment for ensuring graduate professionalism.
  • To propose a model for assessing attitudinal and behavioral competence in medical students.
  • To provide a framework for judging unacceptable professional behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of current medical education practices in teaching and assessing professionalism.

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  • Theoretical argumentation for the legitimacy and methodology of assessing attitudes and behaviors.
  • Case study illustration of academic failure due to inadequate attitudes and behaviors.

    • Main Results:

    • Selection processes may be overemphasized for ensuring graduate professionalism.
    • In-course assessment of actual attitudes and behaviors is a more effective method.
    • A model focusing on identifying unacceptable behavior, rather than positive rating, is proposed.

    Conclusions:

    • Judgments about attitudinal and behavioral competence are legitimate and can be as objective as those for scientific or clinical skills.
    • Assessment should focus on identifying and addressing unacceptable behaviors.
    • The proposed model aligns with how registration authorities evaluate professional conduct.