Table 3 Qualitative analysis of responses to the question “How do you imagine yourself working as a medical doctor ten years after graduation?”
From: Professional values at the beginning of medical school: a quasi-experimental study
Categories | Items | Sample Speeches |
|---|---|---|
Academic activity | Research and Teaching | “I will seek to become a university teacher and be able to positively impact the education of younger people”. (S94, male, 33 years old, CG) |
Assistance activity | Professionalism | “I envision myself providing ethical, benevolent, and empathetic care to all types of patients in need of a doctor”. (S30, male, 18 years old, IG) |
Recognition | “I hope I have built a reputation so that even before someone comes in to consult with me, they already know they can put their trust in me”. (S133, male, 24 years old, CG) | |
Success | “A successful professional, both financially and professionally, and above all, I hope to find my role in society in a way that I have positively influenced the community”. (S5, male, 18 years old, IG) | |
Personal-Professional Life Balance | Quality of life | “In a comfortable position in my career, sleeping eight hours a night…” (S128, female, 17 years old, CG) |