E‑professionalism in medical sciences: A Hybrid Concept Analysis
نویسندگان
1 Department of Medical Ethic, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
2 Department of E-Learning, Virtual School, Center of Excellence for E-Learning in Medical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Professionalism is one of the most important and vital concepts in the medicalsciences. With the rapid growth of e‑learning in the medical sciences in the past few years, the conceptof virtual professionalism has emerged. This study was conducted as a hybrid concept analysis ondescribing e‑professionalism in medical sciences.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a qualitative study with a hybrid concept analysis approach,consisting of theoretical stage, field research, and analysis. In the theoretical stage, the concepts ofe‑professionalism in medical sciences were identified through a review of the literature. During thefieldwork stage, in‑depth interviews were conducted with five medical students who were intentionallyselected. Finally, after analyzing the literature and the qualitative interviews, a theoretical descriptionof e‑professionalism concept in the field of medical sciences was extracted.RESULTS: the themes (3 numbers) and the subthemes (4 numbers) were extracted from 62codes. These themes include information and communion technology and educational strategiesprofessionalism in medical education.CONCLUSIONS: For describing professionalism, it is necessary to consider education and culture,role models, by emphasizing on the acceptance of professional responsibility, developing andimproving social media policies, determining the scope of communication and interaction betweenindividuals, and identifying the boundary between local laws and customs.
