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. 2012 Nov 15;12:115. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-12-115

Table 3.

Student perception of behaviors associated with professionalism

  Preclerkship (n = 161) Clerkship (n = 94) Total (n = 255)
a. Student perception of behaviors associated with professionalism
Respect
113 (70.2%)
57 (60.6%)
170 (66.7%)
Integrity
93 (57.8%)
59 (62.8%)
152 (59.6%)
Honesty
94 (58.4%)
50 (53.2%)
144 (56.5%)
Responsibility
75 (46.6%)
46 (48.9%)
121 (47.5%)
Accountability
54 (33.5%)
39 (41.5%)
93 (36.5%)
Self-improvement
14 ( 8.7%)
11 (11.7%)
25 (9.8%)
Altruism
14 ( 8.7%)
8 (8.5%)
22 (8.6%)
Compassion
9 (5.6%)
6 (6.4%)
15 (5.9%)
Dedication
8 (5.0%)
4 (4.3%)
12 (4.7%)
Empathy
9 (5.6%)
2 (2.1%)
11 (4.3%)
b. Student perception of behaviors not adequately emphasized by faculty
Self-improvement
37 (23.0%)
21 (22.3%)
58 (22.7%)
Compassion
28 (17.4%)
15 (16.0%)
43 (16.9%)
Empathy
31 (19.3%)
12 (12.8%)
43 (16.9%)
Accountability
21 (13.0%)
18 (19.1%)
39 (15.3%)
Altruism
26 (16.1%)
11 (11.7%)
37 (14.5%)
Dedication
25 (15.5%)
9 (9.6%)
34 (13.3%)
Respect
17 (10.6%)
9 (9.6%)
26 (10.2%)
Responsibility
11 (6.8%)
12 (12.8%)
23 (9.0%)
Honesty
8 (5.0%)
10 (10.6%)
18 (7.1%)
Integrity 7 (4.3%) 7 (7.4%) 14 (5.5%)