Obstacles of professional behavior among medical trainees: A qualitative study from Iran (2018)
نویسندگان
1 Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Ethics, School of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences
3 Medical Ethics and History of Medicine Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
4 Department of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
5 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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چکیده
INTRODUCTION: Despite all efforts that have been made to promote professional behavior amongmedical trainees, unfortunately, reports from medical schools around the world confirm the prevalenceof nonprofessional behaviors by medical students. Experts in the field of medical ethics and medicaleducation in different countries have suggested several reasons for failing to minimize unprofessionalperformance among medical students.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This qualitative study aimed to promote our understanding from thechallenges faced by Iranian medical students in providing professional behavior. The study was firstconducted in the form of a semi‑structured face‑to‑face interview with medical students and thencompleted with a focus group discussion (FGD) session. Forty‑nine medical students participatedin the interviews and 11 students participated in the FGD session. Qualitative conventional contentanalysis was used for examining the data.RESULTS: The participants classified the obstacles of professional behavior into the followingthree main categories: problems related to educational system, problems related to the society, andproblems related to students themselves.CONCLUSION: Regarding the impact of various personal, social, and educational factors on thecreation and expansion of unprofessional behaviors among medical students, it is essential to havea comprehensive approach for solving the problem.
