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Domains of Unprofessional Behavior During Medical School Associated with Future Disciplinary Action by a State Medical Board

Academic MedicinePublished 23 September 2005
Arianne Teherani, Carol S. Hodgson, Mary Banach, Maxine A. Papadakis
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TL;DR

Three domains of unprofessional behavior emerged that were related significantly to later disciplinary outcome: poor reliability and responsibility, lack of self- improvement and adaptability, and poor initiative and motivation.

Abstract

Three critical domains of professionalism associated with future disciplinary action have been defined. These findings could lead to focused remediation strategies and policy decisions.

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