The role of hidden curriculum in the formation of professional ethics in the Iranian medical students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
yahya safari ◽  
Alireza khatoni ◽  
ehsan Khodamoradi ◽  
mansour Rezaei

Abstract Background: Professionalism and medical ethics are a vital quality for doctors, which has been taken into account seriously in recent years. Perception of the factors affecting professionalism may help to develop more efficient approaches to promote this quality in medical education. Objective: This study was aimed to explain the role of hidden curriculum in the formation of professional ethics in the Iranian medical students. Methods: This qualitative study was performed on 15 medical interns using grounded theory. Sampling was started by purposive sampling and continued through theoretical sampling until complete data saturation. Data collection and analysis were done simultaneously. Results: The analysis of the participants’ interviews and reduction of findings using common themes yielded one class and four categories as well as a number of concepts as the role of hidden curriculum in the formation of professional ethics in medical students. The categories included the role of modeling in the formation of professional ethics, role of education in formation of professional ethics, role of environmental factors in the formation of professional ethics, and role of personal and inherent attributes in the formation of professional ethics. Conclusion: The curriculum developers and medical education authorities need to proceed in line with the findings of the present study to provide a proper learning environment in which the modeling, learning, and teaching conditions and supportive environmental atmosphere are taken into account in accordance with the inherent and individual characteristics of the learners in order to guarantee the formation of professional ethics in the medical students.

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-96
Author(s):  
Shruti Sarkar

Death following a chronic and complicated illness in hospital is common. This paper is an account of a physician who perceives such a death in a different and an introspective way hoping to make all stakeholders of health realise their responsibilities beyond the accepted norms. There is need for professionalism and patient centredness in healthcare delivery as is stressed in this narrative. Physicians have an added role of teaching medical students and resident doctors and are reminded that they unknowingly transmit their professional identity onto the learners by the manner in which they deal with patients.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kohlert ◽  
N. Scherer ◽  
S. Kherani ◽  
L. McLean

LearnENT, an educational app for iOS, was developed to promote a standardized experience otolaryngology in head and neck surgery (OTOHNS) for University of Ottawa medical students. Its development was grounded in pedagogical theory including Laurillard’s design process, Honey and Mumford’s learning styles, and Nielsen’s theory of usability. This paper examines LearnENT's design and development processes as well as the role of mobile apps in medical education. Features of the LearnENT app as they apply to Constructivist learning are also highlighted.


2020 ◽  
Vol 93 (1112) ◽  
pp. 20200380 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Chew ◽  
PJ O’Dwyer

Objective: Rising clinical demand and changes to Radiologists’ job plans mean it is becoming ever more difficult for Radiologists to teach medical students. The aim of this study was to assess the current role of Radiologists in undergraduate medical education in Scotland. Methods: Consultant Radiologists working across all 14 Scottish Health Boards were invited by email to participate in an anonymous short online survey. The survey ran for 6 weeks from November 2019. One reminder email was sent a week before the survey closed. Results: 102 responses were recorded, representing 34% of the total whole time equivalent Radiologists in Scotland. All agreed Radiology should be taught to medical students. Over 70% (n = 73) taught medical students, most often during supporting professional activity time. 76 percent of Radiologists who did not teach expressed a desire to do so. The most common barrier to teaching was not having enough time in their job plan. Scottish Radiologists delivered a median of 10 h (IQR 0–22) a year of teaching to medical students. Thematic analysis of free comments revealed staffing/time constraints severely limiting ability to teach. Conclusion: This is the first national survey to assess the current role of Radiologists in teaching medical students. While most are teaching or want to teach, there is a large drop-off between current Scottish and previously reported UK median teaching hours. Engagement from Universities, Royal College of Radiologists and Health Boards is urgently needed to reverse this trend. Advances in knowledge: This is the first national survey into the current role of Radiologists in undergraduate medical education. There is a large drop-off between current Scottish and previously reported UK median teaching hours.


2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Egemen Sen ◽  
Hatice Sahin

Abstract Objectives Today’s trainers met with technologies later in their life and these were not available before however trainers learned to use them. Students, on the contrary were born to the environment that these devices were widely used, technology-internet is one of the indispensable elements of life today. The aim of this study is to analyze medical students’ habit of accessing to information at Ege University. Methods The research is in cross-sectional design. The research data were collected from the students of Ege University Medical Faculty. A 17-item questionnaire was used for data collection. Results A total of 293 students responded to the survey. All of the students have at least one technological product to reach information. While 79.9% of the students stated that they have the ability of multitasking, 55.3% of the students indicated that they were able to focus less than 25 min. A majority (68.3%) of the students use technology in all areas of life, while 46.6% of the students use technology in the area of education. Conclusions The knowledge that there may be changes in learning and teaching between generations is especially important for medical education. Nowadays, educators in medical education are generation X while students are generation Y-Z. The educators should be aware of these differences and manage rationally.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. p1
Author(s):  
Dr. Pham Xuan Hung ◽  
MA. Pham Hoang Khanh Linh

The world’s in the process of globalization with the Fourth Industrial Revolution that connects people, influential nations, interactions, interdependence in every way. To survive and develop all of us must constantly innovate, create new products excel. Optimal solutions and breakthrough decisions’re entirely dependent on the creativity of each member of the organization. In this context, higher education, the role of universities’ teachers’re seen as the vanguard of innovation with mission to train human resources of high quality to meet the needs’ economic development - social. The articles’ give three groups of factors that influence the development of innovative competency’s university teachers; in which influential group’s within themselves, motives, the individual characteristics, the energy of the behavior. Self-motivation’s the key to formation and creation. And the way to develop the creative ability of university lecturers’re awaken the potential in each person so that they know how to self-control, master, orient themselves to develop their career.


2019 ◽  
Vol 160 (21) ◽  
pp. 829-834
Author(s):  
Marianna Dinyáné Szabó ◽  
Gabriella Pusztai ◽  
Marianna Szemerszki

Abstract: Introduction: From 2015, medical education has introduced a cost-reimbursement for medical students who do not reach the yearly rising weighted average. Aim: The authors examine the dropout behaviour of Hungarian medical students. Method: Analysis of the Higher Education Information System based on the database of those who started their medical studies in 2010 (n = 1046). Results: Early retardation of credit accumulation, the use of passive semesters are typical for dropouts. 83.6% of those who started their studies studied in state-funded education, with 9.4% dropouts among them, 50% among cost-reimbursement students. Multivariate analysis revealed the factors affecting dropout. Conclusion: The chances of dropping out are increased by the low credit number, the number of passive semesters, the cost-reimbursement financing form. A dormitory residence is safety net, the student can make social capital that can support the success of his studies. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(21): 829–834.


2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. iii1-iii16
Author(s):  
Alison Fagan ◽  
Lorraine Gaffney ◽  
Mary McDonnell-Naughton

Abstract Background The notable increases in life expectancies worldwide combined with advances in contemporary medicine, escalating healthcare costs and increased demands on social services has driven the interest in centenarians as a model for healthy ageing. According to the United Nations, the global number of centenarians is set to continue to climb, expecting to reach more than 25 million people in 2100 (Robine & Cubaynes, 2017). Though the role of genetics in the context of successful ageing is irrefutable, it is important to recognise that the determinants of ageing go beyond genetics alone and equal credence needs to be given to one’s social and economic circumstances, to their physical environment and finally, to one’s own individual characteristics and behaviours. Methods The study focused on selecting a subsample of participants who were 100 years or older until the saturation point was reached. This study employed story telling (one to one interviews) in order to give centenarians a voice. Stories help us to answer the “big” questions about the meaning of life in general and of our lives specifically. Results A number of key themes emerged from the study denoting the factors that affect the health and wellbeing of Irish centenarians including, social connectedness, resilience & robust personality, continued participation in life throughout the life course and spirituality. Conclusion This research demonstrates that the successful attainment of longevity goes beyond the maintenance of physical health and concludes that in order to promote optimum well-being among older people, it is necessary to take note of the experiences, views and values, of the older person themselves.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy Hanninen ◽  
Mohsin Rashid

AbstractBackgroundNutrition plays an important role in diseases, and physicians need to be proficient in providing nutrition counselling to patients. There is limited information regarding nutrition education in Canadian medical schools.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to investigate students’ perspectives about nutrition training provided in the undergraduate medical education program at Dalhousie University.MethodsAll medical students in their second, third, and fourth years of training at Dalhousie University were surveyed online with a 23-item questionnaire that included 10 nutrition competencies.ResultsOf 342 students, 89 (26%) completed the survey. Using a five-point Likert scale, ranging from one, indicating ‘very dissatisfied/strongly disagree’ to five, indicating ‘very satisfied/strongly agree,’ the mean overall satisfaction with nutrition curriculum was 2.9 ± 0.81. Perceived competency in nutrition assessment had the highest mean satisfaction rating (3.98 ± 0.89). There was more variance on perceived competency, with other aspects of training including basic nutrition principles (3.51 ± 0.92), disease prevention (3.14 ± 1.12), disease management (3.48 ± 1.00), role of dietitians (2.97 ± 1.05), credible nutrition sources (3.14 ± 1.09), dietary assessment (2.82 ± 1.11), lifecycle nutrition (2.67 ± 1.09), food security (2.4 ± 0.95) and malnutrition (2.74 ± 0.93). Med-4 students agreed significantly more than Med-2 students regarding confidence about their understanding of the role of dietitians. Students recommended a longitudinal nutrition program, inclusion of dietitians as educators, and provision of evidence-based resources in the curriculum. The majority (79%) agreed that more nutrition instruction is needed. Satisfaction with nutrition education has not improved since 2010, despite curricular changes.ConclusionsMedical students’ satisfaction with nutrition education remains problematic. They want more nutrition training. Ongoing assessment and student feedback is important to make changes and improvements in the nutrition curriculum.


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