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A retrospective study of attitude change during medical education
Author(s) -
WOLF T. M.,
BALSON P. M.,
FAUCETT J. M.,
RANDALL H. M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1989.tb00807.x
Subject(s) - attitude change , medical education , retrospective cohort study , psychology , medicine , family medicine , pedagogy , surgery
Summary. A retrospective attitude questionnaire was administered to 70 of 157 graduating seniors at the end of the medical school year. Students perceived that they became more cynical during medical education. In addition, they perceived that they were more concerned with making money, more concerned for patients, and more helpful. These findings relate to the developmental stressors of medical education as they affect the individual student. Burn‐out and impairment are possible consequences; a preventive approach is advocated.