Hancco-Monrroy, Dante E. and Caballero-Apaza, Luz M. and Abarca-Fernández, Denices and Castagnetto, Jesus M. and Condori-Cardoza, Fany A. and de Lama Moran, Raul and Carhuancho-Aguilar, Jose R. and Gutierrez, Sandra and Gonzales, Martha and Berduzco, Nancy and Delgado Bolton, Roberto C. and San-Martín, Montserrat and Vivanco, Luis (2024) Medical Professionalism and Its Association with Dropout Intention in Peruvian Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Behavioral Sciences, 14 (8). p. 641. ISSN 2076-328X
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Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic introduced unprecedented challenges to medical education systems and medical students worldwide, making it necessary to adapt teaching to a remote methodology during the academic year 2020–2021. The aim of this study was to characterize the association between medical professionalism and dropout intention during the pandemic in Peruvian medical schools. Methods: A cross-sectional online-survey-based study was performed in four Peruvian medical schools (two public) during the academic year 2020–2021. Medical students, attending classes from home, answered three scales measuring clinical empathy, teamwork, and lifelong learning abilities (three elements of medical professionalism) and four scales measuring loneliness, anxiety, depression, and subjective wellbeing. In addition, 15 demographic, epidemiological, and academic variables (including dropout intention) were collected. Variables were assessed using multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: The study sample was composed of 1107 students (390 male). Eight variables were included in an explanatory model (Nagelkerke-R2 = 0.35). Anxiety, depression, intention to work in the private sector, and teamwork abilities showed positive associations with dropout intention while learning abilities, subjective wellbeing, studying in a public medical school, and acquiring a better perception of medicine during the pandemic showed a negative association with dropout intention. No association was observed for empathy. Conclusions: Each element measured showed a different role, providing new clues on the influence that medical professionalism had on dropout intention during the pandemic. This information can be useful for medical educators to have a better understanding of the influence that professionalism plays in dropout intention.
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Subjects: | Article Paper Librarian > Social Sciences and Humanities |
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Date Deposited: | 26 Jul 2024 09:37 |
Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2024 09:37 |
URI: | http://editor.journal7sub.com/id/eprint/2885 |