Medical Ethics and Professionalism among Medical Students in India

Authors

  • Selvaraj T
  • Arun Pinchu Xavier
  • Jerine S Das
  • Austoria A J
  • Sreelekshmi G.R
  • Gautham N

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v17i3.19500

Keywords:

Addictions, Alcohol, Drugs, Ethics, India, Medical Students, Professionalism, Smoking

Abstract

Background: Medical ethics and professionalism have been included in the competencies which an Indian
medical graduate should achieve to become globally relevant. This study was done to describe medical ethics and
professionalism and explore the factors affecting it, among the medical students in India.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate medical students of India in 2022; data
were collected using google documents and analyzed using SPSS v20.0.
Results and Conclusion: Two thirds of the participants were aware of the principles of medical ethics. Medical
college lectures/seminars were the source of ethics for majority of the participants. Around 32.2% had conflicts
in their medical school. Though 99.6% of the participants opined that the patient deserve respect, only one third
(34.3%) opined that medical errors should be shared to the patients. Prevalence of consumption of alcohol,
smoking, drugs among medical students were 5.6%, 3.1% and 0.7% respectively.

Author Biographies

  • Selvaraj T

    Professor and Head of Forensic Medicine, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulasekharam, Tamil Nadu,

  • Arun Pinchu Xavier

    Assistant Professors in Forensic Medicine,  Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulasekharam, Tamil Nadu,

  • Jerine S Das

    Assistant Professors in Forensic Medicine, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulasekharam, Tamil Nadu,

  • Austoria A J

    Assistant Professorin Community Medicine, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulasekharam, Tamil Nadu

  • Sreelekshmi G.R

    Senior Resident in Community Medicine, Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kulasekharam, Tamil Nadu

  • Gautham N

    Assistant Professor in Forensic Medicine, Sree Uthradom Thirunal Academy of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

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Published

2023-07-04

How to Cite

Medical Ethics and Professionalism among Medical Students in India. (2023). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 17(3), 121-127. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v17i3.19500