Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (5): 337-341.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20220720-00915

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Investigation and analysis on medical students’ perceptions of medical professionalism

Zhang Zhiying1, Zhang Ruyi2, Zhai Shaoqi3, Li Hanlin4, Peng Yingchun5   

  1. 1Master Cadidate, Majoring in Medical Ethics Enrolled in 2020, School of Medical Humanities, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China;
    2Ethics Committee Office, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China;
    3Master Cadidate, Majoring in Medical Ethics Enrolled in 2021, School of Medical Humanities, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China;
    4Undergraduate, Majoring in Dentistry Enrolled in 2019, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China;
    5Department of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, School of Medical Humanities, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
  • Received:2022-07-20 Online:2023-05-01 Published:2023-05-05
  • Contact: Peng Yingchun, Email: pycjql@ccmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Education and Teaching Reform Research Project of Captital Medical University in 2022 (2022JYY061);The General Project of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission's Social Science Program (SM202010025006);Beijing Social Science Foundation Project (19JDSRB008)

Abstract: Objective In light of the professional performance of healthcare personnel during the prevention and control of COVID-19 pandemic, this study aims to analyze current status of the professional cognition, professional emotion, professional volition and professional literacy, which would inform the cultivating of medical professionalism among medical students. Methods A qualitative research method was adopted. From March to May 2021, a semi-structured and personal in-depth interviews was conducted with 60 undergraduate medical students of clinical medicine, stomatology, pediatrics and nursing enrolled from 2018 to 2020 at a medical college in Beijing, and the qualitative data were analyzed using the content analysis method. Results Four major themes were extracted: during pandemic, in terms of professional cognition: the majority of medical students had a low level of perception of medical professionalism; in terms of professional emotion: most medical students thought that doctor's profession was noble and had a strong sense of professional identity; in terms of professional volition: most medical students thought that the prospect of doctor's profession was good and they had a clear desire to pursue medicine; in terms of professional literacy:the medical humanities literacy of most medical students was poor and they had difficulty combining theoretical knowledge with clinical practice. Conclusions During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical colleges and universities should focus on education of medical professionalism, strengthen medical students' professional cognition; medical education should promote the spirit of the era's role models to enrich medical students' professional emotions, encourage them to stay true to the mission of entering medical college and to forge their professional will; medical students should exercise their clinical practice abilities, strive to improve their professional quality and lay a solid foundation for their future career.    

Key words: Students,medical, Qualitative study, Professionalism, COVID-19

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