Table 3 Student perception of behaviors associated with professionalism
From: Wanted: role models - medical students’ perceptions of professionalism
Preclerkship (n = 161) | Clerkship (n = 94) | Total (n = 255) | |
|---|---|---|---|
a. Student perception of behaviors associated with professionalism | |||
Respect | 113 (70.2%) | 57 (60.6%) | 170 (66.7%) |
Integrity | 93 (57.8%) | 59 (62.8%) | 152 (59.6%) |
Honesty | 94 (58.4%) | 50 (53.2%) | 144 (56.5%) |
Responsibility | 75 (46.6%) | 46 (48.9%) | 121 (47.5%) |
Accountability | 54 (33.5%) | 39 (41.5%) | 93 (36.5%) |
Self-improvement | 14 ( 8.7%) | 11 (11.7%) | 25 (9.8%) |
Altruism | 14 ( 8.7%) | 8 (8.5%) | 22 (8.6%) |
Compassion | 9 (5.6%) | 6 (6.4%) | 15 (5.9%) |
Dedication | 8 (5.0%) | 4 (4.3%) | 12 (4.7%) |
Empathy | 9 (5.6%) | 2 (2.1%) | 11 (4.3%) |
b. Student perception of behaviors not adequately emphasized by faculty | |||
Self-improvement | 37 (23.0%) | 21 (22.3%) | 58 (22.7%) |
Compassion | 28 (17.4%) | 15 (16.0%) | 43 (16.9%) |
Empathy | 31 (19.3%) | 12 (12.8%) | 43 (16.9%) |
Accountability | 21 (13.0%) | 18 (19.1%) | 39 (15.3%) |
Altruism | 26 (16.1%) | 11 (11.7%) | 37 (14.5%) |
Dedication | 25 (15.5%) | 9 (9.6%) | 34 (13.3%) |
Respect | 17 (10.6%) | 9 (9.6%) | 26 (10.2%) |
Responsibility | 11 (6.8%) | 12 (12.8%) | 23 (9.0%) |
Honesty | 8 (5.0%) | 10 (10.6%) | 18 (7.1%) |
Integrity | 7 (4.3%) | 7 (7.4%) | 14 (5.5%) |