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Medical professionalism in the new millennium: are there intercultural differences? Brief report and commentary.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19441764     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We hypothesized that differences in premedical and medical indoctrination might lead to demonstrable differences in notions of medical professionalism among U.S. medical schoolgraduates (USMG) and international medical graduates (IMG). We used the previously validated Barry Challenges to Professionalism questionnaire to query applicants to our Medicine residency. Two hundred sixty-six of 1,476 applicants responded; 57 were USMG and 188 IMG were non-U.S. citizens. There were no significant differences in responses based on gender or medical school background (comparing USMG vs IMG). Graduates of U.S. and Canadian schools were more likely than those of Indian schools to answer correctly three of 10 questions. We use the results of this ostensibly "negative" study to comment on the foundations for the hypothesis and logistic difficulty of studying the question.
Authors:
Manasi M Shah; Eleanor M Summerhill; Constantine A Manthous
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Connecticut medicine     Volume:  73     ISSN:  0010-6178     ISO Abbreviation:  Conn Med     Publication Date:  2009 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-05-15     Completed Date:  2009-06-11     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372745     Medline TA:  Conn Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  289-94     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Bridgeport Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine, Bridgeport, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Connecticut
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cultural Competency
Culture*
Female
Foreign Medical Graduates* / trends
Humans
Internal Medicine / education*
Internship and Residency*
Male
United States

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