Education of Medical Professionalism and the Role of Educators of Guilan University of Medical Sciences Iran According to its Residents

Background & Objective: There are many reasons that it is necessary to change the culture educational environment and curriculum of medical education toward addressing and developing the fundamentals of medical professionalism The primary objective of this study was to assess the attitudes of residents about training professionalism in the School of Medicine in Guilan University of Medical Sciences Iran Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on ۱۸۹ residents of Guilan University of Medical Sciences based on a questionnaire adjusted to culture and ethical issues of Iran in ۲۰۱۱۱۲ The reliability and validity of the questionnaire was confirmed The data were analyzed by ttest and using the Stata statistical software Results: In this study ۱۴۰ residents from ۱۴ fields participated with mean age of ۳۲۲ ± ۴۴۹ years More than ۵۰% of residents rated the success of medical professionalism education programs as medium to high More than ۴۰% of them have considered the effect of role model educators in the education of these principles to be great ۶۲۹% of residents agreed with the theoretical–practical teaching of these principles Conclusion: The degree of success of educational programs in various fields of medical professionalism was acceptable but needs improvement The residents acknowledge that they learn the principles of professionalism from their educators in a hidden educational curriculum but believe that they must also be taught in theoretical and practical units

کلیدواژه ها:

Medical professionalism ، Medical residents ، Education ، Role modeling