Perception of Medical Professionalism among Medical Residents in Spain

Background: Medical professionalism, defined as commitment to the primacy of patient welfare, is the basis for doctor–patient–society relationships, but previous research with medical students has shown that professionalism and social commitment to medicine may be waning. To determine if this trend...

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Autores principales:	Joaquín García-Estañ, Jose María Cabrera-Maqueda, Eduardo González-Lozano, Jacinto Fernández-Pardo, Noemí M. Atucha
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	medical education medical ethics medical professionalism medicine students education in professionalism Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:576644e303704eb8917b80562053c72d2021-11-25T17:46:35ZPerception of Medical Professionalism among Medical Residents in Spain10.3390/healthcare91115802227-9032https://doaj.org/article/576644e303704eb8917b80562053c72d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1580https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9032Background: Medical professionalism, defined as commitment to the primacy of patient welfare, is the basis for doctor–patient–society relationships, but previous research with medical students has shown that professionalism and social commitment to medicine may be waning. To determine if this trend also appears in recently qualified practicing doctors, we surveyed 90 newly graduated doctors currently working as medical residents in two university hospitals in Murcia, Spain. A previously validated questionnaire that studies the perception of six categories (responsibility, altruism, service, excellence, honesty and integrity, and respect) defining medical professionalism was used. Results: A good perception of professionalism was found among medical residents, with more than 70% positive responses in all these six categories. There is an increasing trend in the number of negative responses as the residency goes on. Altruism was the category with the greatest percentage of negative answers (22.3%) and Respect was the category with the lowest percentage (12.9%). Conclusions: The results show a good professionalism perception in medical residents, but also a slight decline in positive answers that began during medical school. A significant trend was found when including both students and residents. Although there were some differences between students and residents, these were not statistically significant. Educational interventions are needed both at the level of medical school and postgraduate medical residency.Joaquín García-EstañJose María Cabrera-MaquedaEduardo González-LozanoJacinto Fernández-PardoNoemí M. AtuchaMDPI AGarticlemedical educationmedical ethicsmedical professionalismmedicine studentseducation in professionalismMedicineRENHealthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1580, p 1580 (2021)
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spellingShingle	medical education medical ethics medical professionalism medicine students education in professionalism Medicine R Joaquín García-Estañ Jose María Cabrera-Maqueda Eduardo González-Lozano Jacinto Fernández-Pardo Noemí M. Atucha Perception of Medical Professionalism among Medical Residents in Spain
description	Background: Medical professionalism, defined as commitment to the primacy of patient welfare, is the basis for doctor–patient–society relationships, but previous research with medical students has shown that professionalism and social commitment to medicine may be waning. To determine if this trend also appears in recently qualified practicing doctors, we surveyed 90 newly graduated doctors currently working as medical residents in two university hospitals in Murcia, Spain. A previously validated questionnaire that studies the perception of six categories (responsibility, altruism, service, excellence, honesty and integrity, and respect) defining medical professionalism was used. Results: A good perception of professionalism was found among medical residents, with more than 70% positive responses in all these six categories. There is an increasing trend in the number of negative responses as the residency goes on. Altruism was the category with the greatest percentage of negative answers (22.3%) and Respect was the category with the lowest percentage (12.9%). Conclusions: The results show a good professionalism perception in medical residents, but also a slight decline in positive answers that began during medical school. A significant trend was found when including both students and residents. Although there were some differences between students and residents, these were not statistically significant. Educational interventions are needed both at the level of medical school and postgraduate medical residency.
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author	Joaquín García-Estañ Jose María Cabrera-Maqueda Eduardo González-Lozano Jacinto Fernández-Pardo Noemí M. Atucha
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title	Perception of Medical Professionalism among Medical Residents in Spain
title_short	Perception of Medical Professionalism among Medical Residents in Spain
title_full	Perception of Medical Professionalism among Medical Residents in Spain
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Perception of Medical Professionalism among Medical Residents in Spain

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