Sohail S, Dar L R, Qureshi F U.
Work Place Based Assessment Of Professionalism In Junior Doctors Working In Obstetrics And Gynaecology.
Biomedica Jan ;33(1):54-7.

Background and Objectives: There is need to promote professionalism in junior doctors. The big challenge for medical education is how we can teach and assess professionalism. The objective of the study is to find out – is work place based assessment is a valuable tool to assess professionalism? Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted in Gynae/Obs department of Shalamar Medical and Dental college Lahore. Total 50 junior doctor were included in the study. Approval was taken from the ethical committee of hospital. After obtaining informed consent data was collected by direct observation of junior doctors at their place of work during routine working. Results: 50 junior doctors participated in the study. 25 were house officers and 25 were first year residents. The main traits which were found deficient were empathy in 30%, interpersonal skills in 35% and communication with the patients in 45%. Conclusion: Work place based assessment is a valuable tool for professionalism. Junior doctors should be assessed at their place of work and feedback provided will help them to identify areas of deficiencies and improvement for future.

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