Expectativas de estudiantes de medicina de pregrado en relación al perfil de médico esperado / Undergraduate medical students' expectative of their desired profile as medical doctors
Rev. méd. Chile
; 134(8): 947-954, ago. 2006. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish, English
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| ID: lil-438363
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ABSTRACT
Background:
During the last few years, multiple new medical schools have emerged in Chile, associated to the constant preoccupation to provide a good quality medical care. This created the need to evaluate medical training programs and to open a discussion about the attributes that a good physician should have.Aim:
To evaluate the medical student's perception of the ideal medical doctor profile. Material andmethods:
An analytical, descriptive and cross sectional study was designed. Eleven second year, 11 third year, nine fourth year, 13 fifth year, 6 sixth year and 8 seventh year students were studied. Data collection was gathered by focus groups. Codes and triangulation were used for data analysis.Results:
As attitudes and moral-ethical values, students valued the absence of discrimination a listening attitude and empathy. Among job related issues, they valued responsibility and punctuality. Emotional and legal self-care were valued as self related attitudes. Among skills, competences and capacities, a value was given to communicational skills, team work and professional easiness. Knowledge about medical and non medical topics was appraised. The valued attributes among duties and activities were patient diagnosis, treatment and education, team leadership and continuous medical training.Conclusions:
These findings should help to design new curricula for medical schools.
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Collection:
International databases
Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3C: Increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce
Health problem:
Authority and Accountability for Healthcare Workers
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Students, Medical
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Clinical Competence
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Professional Role
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Aspects:
Ethical aspects
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
English
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Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL