Third-year medical students' participation in and perceptions of unprofessional behaviors
Shalini T Reddy1, Jeanne M Farnan, John D Yoon
1sreddy@uchicago.edu
Background:
Students' perceptions of and participation in unprofessional behaviors may change during clinical clerkships.
Method:
Third-year students anonymously reported observation, participation, and perceptions of 27 unprofessional behaviors before and five months after clerkships.
Results:
Student observation (21 of 27) and participation (17 of 27) in unprofessional behaviors increased (P < .05). Students perceived unprofessional behaviors as increasingly appropriate (P < .05 for six behaviors). Participation in unprofessional behaviors was associated with diminished likelihood of perceiving a behavior as unprofessional (P < .05 for nine behaviors).
Conclusions:
Student observation and participation in unprofessional behaviors increased during clerkships. Participation in unprofessional behaviors is associated with perceiving these behaviors as acceptable.
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