Table 2.

Classes and subclasses of barriers of professional behavior among medical students

Class	Subclass	Codes
Problems related to the educational system	Education and supervision problems	Theoretical education of medical ethics
		Failure to meet students’ daily needs in medical ethics training
		Insufficiency of educational assistance facilities
		Weakness of the supervisory system on student performance
		Lack of a precise definition of the duties of students and residents in terms of profession and education
	Hierarchical system in medical education	Focus on keeping the professors satisfied
		Fear of being humiliated by higher medical team members
		Transfer of stress from residents to interns and students
	Negative role models in educational settings	Contradiction between moral recommendations of professors and their practice
		Observing unethical behaviors by hospital staff and fellows
	Burnout of medical students	Frustration of the future of the job
		High work pressure and lack of opportunities for recreation
		Multiple and heavy responsibilities and insufficient time to carry them out
		Insufficient confidence in dealing with patients
		Economic problems
Problems related to the community	Community attitudes toward doctors and medical services	Negative attitude of community toward some physicians
		Misconception of patients about educational hospitals
	Community approach to medical students	Failure to admit students due to inadequate knowledge
		Unethical encounter with students due to bad psychological condition
		Inappropriate and unrealistic expectations from medical students
		Gender discrimination between male and female students
Problems related to students	Feeling superior	Narcissism and self-assurance
		Excessive humility of patients or their relatives
	Feeling frustrated	Observation of economic injustice in the society
		Unrealistic view of students about medicine before entering the field