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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 27.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2013 Jun;14(5):454–461. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31828a746c

Table 4. Survey Questions Addressing Professionalism.

Teaching Professionalism Survey Elements n = 44
How do you teach fellows: Programs with no formal teaching (%)
To be accountable to patients, families, physicians, society, and the profession of medicine? 1 (2)
Sensitivity and responsiveness to diverse patient populations, cultures, sexual orientations, religions, and patient disabilities? 3 (7)
Patient confidentiality/HIPPA? 1 (2)
Appropriate resource allocation? 4 (9)
Recognize risk factors and signs of stress, sleep deprivation, impairment, burnout, depression, drug and alcohol abuse and mental health disorder in his/her self or others and its impact on patient care? 0 (0)
Consider the potential conflict between personal beliefs/circumstances and professional values? 4 (9)
Maintain appropriate professional boundaries? 6 (14)
Effectively conduct peer review? 8 (18)
Recognition and disclosure of conflict of interest in research or clinical practice? 1 (2)
Legal and ethical issues in end of life decision-making? 0 (0)
Impact of grief and loss on his/her self? 7 (16)
Function of institutional ethics committees? 2 (5)
Ethical issues in research? 0 (0)
About informed consent? 1 (2)
Importance of maintenance of professional standards? 11 (25)
Importance of life-long learning and strategies to develop this practice? 3 (7)