title: Student Perceptions of the Professional Behavior of Faculty Physicians.
abstract: This study was conducted to obtain a baseline understanding of the professional behavior of clinical faculty physicians from the medical students' perspective. Students completed a professionalism evaluation of supervising faculty at the end of each required third-year clerkship over a one year period. Results were analyzed by specific behaviors and across clerkships. Differences were noted in the frequency of the types of problems seen, and varied by clerkship discipline. The most common transgressions of professional behavior reported were the use of derogatory language towards other services or patients and the disrespectful treatment of others. Our study served to provide objective feedback to the faculty about student perceptions of faculty as role models for professionalism while on clinical rotations.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Internal Medicine and Office of Educational Development The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szauter
authors.affiliation: a Department of Internal Medicine and Office of Educational Development The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas.
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: a Department of Internal Medicine and Office of Educational Development The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ainsworth
authors.affiliation: a Department of Internal Medicine and Office of Educational Development The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Callaway
authors.affiliation: a Department of Internal Medicine and Office of Educational Development The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bulik
authors.affiliation: a Department of Internal Medicine and Office of Educational Development The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas.
authors.forename: Martha G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Camp
keywords: Professionalism,; role models; undergraduate medical education,