"To obey or not to obey" - Medical students' response towards professional dilemmas in a hierarchical and collectivist culture.
PLoS One
; 16(12): e0261828, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Clinical clerkship programme in medical schools were developed to provide students with direct interactions with patients and observe clinical teachers in practice. However, professional dilemmas are prone to occur due to the nature of experiential learning. Several studies across different cultures showed that medical students responded differently towards professional dilemma.AIMS:
This study aims to explore how medical students respond to professional dilemmas occurred during their clinical clerkships and to what extent culture influences the responses.METHOD:
A qualitative descriptive approach was used in this study. We conducted four focus group discussions with final year medical students who were selected using maximum variety sampling method. Thematic analysis was conducted following the transcription of the focus groups.RESULTS:
We identified the impact of dilemmas on students' emotions and concerns, students' responses towards professional dilemmas, and factors affecting responses to dilemmas in clinical clerkship, which confirmed that cultures played roles in how students responded towards professional dilemmas.CONCLUSION:
This study has identified that culture, to some extent, influenced the way students responded to professional dilemmas. Therefore, it is paramount to develop a conducive and culturally sensitive educational environment and students' ability to learn from professional dilemma experienced in the workplace for developing their professional identity.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Facultades de Medicina
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Estudiantes de Medicina
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Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas
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Emociones
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
PLoS One
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIA
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MEDICINA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Indonesia