Abstract

PALES-ARGULLOS, Jordi et al. Introducing medical professionalism in early moments of the medical curriculum: a course for first year's medical students. FEM (Ed. impresa) [online]. 2017, vol.20, n.2, pp.75-78.  Epub Aug 16, 2021. ISSN 2014-9840.  https://dx.doi.org/10.33588/fem.202.883.

The acquisition of values and attitudes is an essential aspect of the learning outcomes of medical students together with knowledge and practical skills and they are part of what is known as medical professionalism. The learning process of a physician implies not only the development of knowledge and skills but also a transformational process of the learner, whereby he/she also learns to be different and to be able to join a professional community. Therefore we need to consider seriously the training of our students in this field. This training must be a continuous and on-going process throughout the entire educational continuum, beginning from early moments in medical school. In the context of the Bologna reform the Medical School of the University of Barcelona, and other Spanish medical schools, have defined their learning outcomes. Among them, the students must be able to apply the professional values of excellence, altruism, commitment, responsibility, integrity and honesty in medical practice, but this topic is insufficiently represented in the curriculum learning activities. Consequently six years ago, we decided to implement an introductory course on medical professionalism addressed to first year medical students. We describe our experience during the last six years of the implementation and development of this introductory course. Our results indicate that the introduction of professionalism from the earliest moments of the educative process in medical schools is feasible and is highly appreciated by our students.

Keywords : Professionalism; Undergraduate medical curriculum.

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