فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Observing professional behavior in clinical settings encounters many obstacles.In this research, the effect of defects of the educational system in observing professional behaviorin clinical settings of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) has been investigated.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This qualitative content analysis study was conducted using focusedgroup discussions in TUMS. Twenty‑two focused group discussions with 182 faculty members,medical students, and clinical staff were conducted. Conventional content analysis was used toanalyze the data.RESULTS: One hundred and sixty codes (90 codes from the viewpoint of clinical staff and 70codes from the viewpoint of faculty members and medical students) were extracted. The codes arecategorized into 4 categories and 17 subcategories. The categories include “educators’ imperfections,”“inadequate initial training,” “lack of attention to continuous professional education,” and “lack ofpassion for professionalism education.”CONCLUSION: Greater efforts to empower educators, planning for the effectiveness of initialeducation, and motivating employees might play a role in promoting the observance of professionalbehavior in clinical settings. Professional behavior training should be considered at the entrance intothe system. This education should be strengthened by continuing theoretical and practical training andaddressed by proper supervision. It is also important to focus on attracting the attention of teachersto their own model role in observing professional behavior by others.