The applicability of official professionalism recommendations in the emergency department

Abstract

In this cross-sectional observational study, we wanted to assess the viewpoints of residents and medical students about applicability of official professionalism recommendations in the emergency department. We asked 72 participants (24 medical students and 48 residents [29 PGY1 and 19 PGY2/3]) to fill a questionnaire, which was designed based on “the directory of professional ethics for physicians” written by Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The questionnaire consisted of 74 statements divided into 6 different categories: altruism, honor and integrity, justice, respect, duty and responsibility, and excellence. The mean and median of responses in PGY1 group were significantly more than PGY2/3 and medical students. These rates were nearly the same between PGY2/3 and medical student groups. We concluded that in a chaotic environment like the emergency department, it is important to know whether healthcare providers believe in the applicability of any professionalism recommendations or not. Our recommendation is that to ask the target group’s opinion before implementation of any new professionalism recommendations, because the unique situation of a work place can change the attitude of the trainees toward the applicability of recommendations.

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Professionalism emergency medicine

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