Abstract
Introduction:Regarding the great responsibility maintained by medical students, it is required to qualify ethical competence in addition to clinical competence. There is no consensus on professional ethics competence characteristics of medical students as this notion relies upon the context and may go under the influence of several cultural, religious, and social factors.Purpose:This research is conducted focusing on educators’ realization of professional ethics competence qualifications in medical students.Methodology:This is a qualitative study. In this regard, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted by 15 medical educators. Research data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis through Graneheim and Lundmen method.Findings:Data analysis showed three main classes: belief and respect for values, beneficence, and moral character (integrity, altruism and (self) discipline.Discussion and Conclusion:Professional ethics competence of medical students is not only defined by professional values, but also by respecting cultural and religious values and beliefs in community and patients. In addition, cooperation and teamwork, as well as Moral character are of characteristics of a medical student with ethical competence. Thus, it is recommended that medical curriculums focus on training professional values, enhancing teamwork, and moral character.
Highlights
Regarding the great responsibility maintained by medical students, it is required to qualify ethical competence in addition to clinical competence
The discord stems from three different frameworks of professional ethics including virtue oriented, conduct oriented, and professional identity, which has been recently interested [4] .Medical education leads to learning and technical skills, and creates a new identity to the physician within education process distinguishing him from others as a physician
According to the objective of the present research, which is explaining professional ethics competence in medical students, research results demonstrated that belief and respect for values, beneficence and moral character are of critical elements of professional ethics competence in medical students
Summary
Regarding the great responsibility maintained by medical students, it is required to qualify ethical competence in addition to clinical competence. There is no consensus on professional ethics competence characteristics of medical students as this notion relies upon the context and may go under the influence of several cultural, religious, and social factors. Discussion and Conclusion: Professional ethics competence of medical students is defined by professional values, and by respecting cultural and religious values and beliefs in community and patients. Professional identity is a social and relational process, which requires helping students to successfully role model in the face of various conditions [7]. In this regard, in a study, sophomores were taken to a children camp. At the end of a week, students were convinced that consultations for patients largely influenced developing professional identity [8]
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