Educational ReviewAssessing professionalism in health profession degree programs: A scoping review
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Background
Professionalism is a key component of development of students in health profession degree programs.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 However, the concept of professionalism is difficult to define and assess.8,9 Definitions of professionalism across multiple health professions range from “active demonstration of the traits of a professional” to a lengthy description that encompasses traits or attributes that have been adopted as norms for the specific health profession.10, 11, 12, 13 Assessment approaches for
Methods
We conducted a scoping review following methodology included in the PRIMSA-ScR (preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses extension for scoping reviews) reporting guidelines to summarize existing practices used to assess professionalism.14 A professional medical librarian searched multiple bibliographic databases covering medical, education (general and medical), psychology, and social and behavioral science literature. Databases searched include MEDLINE (Medical
Results
A total of 1920 articles were retrieved with 277 articles meeting the inclusion criteria for classification. Refer to Appendix 2 for the PRISMA flow diagram of search results. Results are summarized in Table 2. A full list of included studies can be found in Table 3. Of the articles included, 179 (64.6%) were published between 2010 and 2019.
Discussion
The goal of this scoping review was to provide an update of literature to identify: (1) patterns and characteristics of methods to assess professionalism across health profession degree programs and (2) current gaps in the literature. Professionalism is a transcending attribute essential to all health professions and of particular importance with the expansion of interprofessional team-based care. Our review was intended to expand upon earlier systematic reviews and consensus group
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