Yonsei Med J.  2009 Jun;50(3):427-436. 10.3349/ymj.2009.50.3.427.

What Qualities Do Medical School Applicants Need to Have? : Secondary Publication

• Hur Y
• Kim S

• KMID: 1758573
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2009.50.3.427

Abstract

PURPOSE: Doctors are asked to play the roles of both a healer and a professional. In dealing with this inherent demand, we should first ask ourselves if we are selecting students who show traits that would enable them to become a good doctor. The primary concern of this study was to identify the core elements of medical professionalism that will develop into professional competence that we should be sought in medical school applicants.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
One hundred-six responses from the Delphi survey done by medical school professors and 230 completed questionnaires from medical students were used for analysis. We also set out to analyze the level of medical professionalism in newly entering medical students using a 5-point Likert scale.
RESULTS
Of the 27 elements of medical professionalism examined, the most important core element was thought to be 'life-long learning skills'. The level of professionalism in Korean medical students was mostly assessed to be less than the 3.0 mean score given by the professors. Medical students tended to rate themselves higher than did the professors for their level of medical professionalism.
CONCLUSION
Medical professionalism can be categorized into three domains; professional knowledge, professional skills, and professional attitude. For the prominent differences in the recognition of the levels of professionalism elements in medical students by students and professors, further studies investigating the reasons for discrepancy are needed.

Keyword

Professional competence; medical students; elements

MeSH Terms

Data Collection
Delivery of Health Care/standards
Education, Medical/standards
Physician's Role
Professional Competence/standards
Schools, Medical/*standards
Students, Medical/*statistics & numerical data

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