What programs might further development of professionalism?
We discussed further the academic societies, the third-year ICM curriculum and the White Coat Ceremony. We talked about a more detailed orientation to the third year at the conclusion of ICM in the second year. Perhaps there will be some kind of contract with the students entering the third year. The contract would spell out what is expected of students on the wards including issues of professional behavior. One discussant suggested that the contract would be mutual with the clinical faculty also endorsing proper behavior toward the student clerks. Another discussant brought up the issue of peer evaluation among the students. Students might have better awareness of lapses of professional behavior in their peers. The difficulties of peer review were aired. Students returning from time away from their class might be at special risk to receive unfair reviews by their peers, for example. The issue of OSCE’s to assess professionalism came up. One discussant raised the example of the OSCE st
