ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences
Attitudes of faculty and residents of surgical specialties towards professionalism at a tertiary care hospital of Islamabad.
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- From Novices to Pros: Effect of Case-based Workshop on Perception of Professionalism in Pathology Residents.Journal of advances in medical education & professionalism · 2026Article
- Young medical doctors' perspectives on professionalism: a qualitative study conducted in public hospitals in Pakistan.BMC health services research · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the attitudes of faculty and residents of surgical specialties towards professionalism and to test the validity and reliability of a tool developed in USA for Pakistan.
methodsAn exploratory validation study was carried out at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad from 01-Aug-2016 to 31-Jan-2017. Penn State College of Medicine Professionalism Questionnaire (PSCOM) was used, being a reliable and valid survey tools. Exploratory Factor Analysis of the inter-correlations of responses for 36 items was done using SPPS v 21 to give a factor solution to reflect the perceptions regarding attitudinal elements.
resultsThere were 209 respondents including 172 residents and 37 faculty members. Response rate was 81.32%. Exploratory Factor Analyses of responses gave a seven factor solution of professionalism: accountability, honour and integrity, excellence, duty, altruism, equity and respect. Six of the factors that emerged reflect the six elements of professionalism reported by American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), except for 'equity', which was the new factor that emerged. Cronbach's alpha (Internal Consistency Reliability) for each element of professionalism was between 0.88-0.98.
conclusionPSCOM is a valid, reliable, feasible and acceptable tool to assess attitudes of faculty and residents towards professionalism in Pakistan. 'Equity' emerged as a new factor which needs to be studied further.
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