ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEDICAL TRAINEES IN HEALTH PROFESSION

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate the roles and responsibilities of young medical practitioners and perceived competency in their profession. Materials and Methods: It was a cross-sectional study, designed to measure the roles and responsibilities of young medical practitioners during house job (n=75) and Fellow of College of Physicians and Surgeons (FCPS)-II (n=75) training. For the evaluation, a comprehensive and well-designed questionnaire was used. A total of 150 medical Trainees including both genders of Hayatabad medical complex and Naseer teaching hospital, Peshawar participated. Medical trainees were from different departments of hospitals having age range of 24-30 years and completed 3 months of house job or doing FCPS II training were included in the study, the newly joined house-officers were excluded from the study. The data was analyzed using 21.0 SPSS version. Results: The results of this study showed that most of the medical Trainees i.e. 76% Training medical officers and 84% House officers were attained their roles respectively. 81.3% training medical officers and 96% house officers were dedicated to their duties (p-value <0.001). Most of the young medical trainees perceived themselves competent to take their professional roles and responsibilities (p-value<0.001). Conclusion: Medical trainees are committed to their profession and perform their duties and obligations. We need to provide facilities and more support to medical trainees to flourish in their field.