BACKGROUND Professionalism defines the relationship between colleagues, patients and the society as a whole. Furthermore, being a social construct, professionalism is sophisticated to be regarded simply as a single concept across different cultural contexts. This study sought to explore how professionalism is conceptualized by the clinicians, students and patients in a teaching hospital in Keny...

INTRODUCTION We undertook a systematic review and narrative synthesis of the literature to identify how professionalism is defined in the medical education literature. METHODS Eligible studies included any articles published between 1999 and 2009 inclusive presenting viewpoints, opinions, or empirical research on defining medical professionalism. RESULTS We identified 195 papers on the topi...

BACKGROUND The rising impact of social media on the private and working lives of health care professionals has made researchers and health care institutions study and rethink the concept and content of medical professionalism in the digital age. In the last decade, several specific policies, original research studies, and comments have been published on the responsible use of social media by he...

CONTEXT Unprofessional behaviors in medical school predict high stakes consequences for practicing physicians, yet little is known about specific behaviors associated with professionalism during residency. OBJECTIVE To identify behaviors that distinguish highly professional residents from their peers. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Comparative study of 148 first-year internal medicine re...

OBJECTIVES Medical students and future physicians have chosen to pursue a profession that requires personal integrity, compassion and a constant awareness of the commitment made by them. Professionalism includes personal behaviors, knowledge, and competency. It includes the attitudes and values one holds and that run through the profession as a whole. Medical students learn professionalism duri...

BACKGROUND Professionalism has been an important tenet of medical education, yet defining it is a challenge. Perceptions of professional behavior may vary by individual, medical specialty, demographic group and institution. Understanding these differences should help institutions better clarify professionalism expectations and provide standards with which to evaluate resident behavior. METHOD...

Developing professional values and behaviour is an indispensable part of training of medicine. Societal values have changed and there are increasing reports of unprofessional behaviour by physicians. It is now agreed that professionalism must also be 'taught' besides being 'caught'. Most regulatory documents in India mention professionalism in a cursory manner, and do not specify details of how...

This paper investigates the role of professionalism in the information technology (IT) workforce. We develop a model that describes how professionalism relates to attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors among IT professionals. Specifically, we hypothesize that dimensions of professionalism influence attitudes (including intrinsic motivation, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment), perce...

BACKGROUND Professionalism in nursing is critical for creating credibility and a positive image. OBJECTIVES This study was carried out to explain the use of hidden curriculum in teaching professionalism in nursing students. MATERIALS AND METHODS This qualitative study was conducted through purposeful sampling strategy by the participation of 32 nursing students. The data were collected by u...

Recent conversations with IT managers suggest that IT professionalism is a growing problem for them and for their organizations. Managers are frustrated that many of their newer employees simply don’t understand what it means to “be professional” in their job. Neither schools nor companies teach professionalism. Instead, it remains an unarticulated set of working behaviors, attitudes, and expec...