The skills, attributes and behaviours that students develop while at medical school are important in how as doctors of the future they will undertake their professional roles. Discuss the following two concepts and explain what relevance they have to you as a medical student and as a future doctor: Reflection and Probity.
As young individuals preparing for a career in the medical field, the skills we develop throughout the course of our education is vital in determining our development as future doctors and life-long learners. During our training, we are introduced to principles that help our transition into working professionally in a medical setting. Reflection is a skill that allows us to develop into independent learners, whilst probity
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After examining my knee and analysing my X-ray, the surgeon sent me home, claiming that there was no serious trauma and my knee was solely bruised from a bad fall. In the following days, the pain worsened intensively, and my leg became swollen as a result of the doctor’s incorrect bandaging technique. When returning to the hospital, neither the doctor nor any other medical staff admitted to their error. After consulting another surgeon, at a different hospital, I was diagnosed with patellar dislocation and started physiotherapy immediately. As a young teenager, this caused me to lose my trust in the medical profession and seek other forms of therapy. This would evidently not have been the case if my doctor was honest about the misdiagnosis and apologised for the …show more content…
As trainees, we must not exhibit behaviours that undermine the trust that the community has in the medical profession, by means of plagiarism, cheating, untruthfulness in reports or the forging of signatures. A study was conducted to explore medical students’ behaviour and attitude in situations concerning academic misconduct (Crosby and Rennie, 2001). Of 461 students, 9% have forged or considered forging a doctor’s signature, 39% do not consider copying another student’s work to be wrong, whilst 25% believed that it was acceptable to falsely report the condition of a body system without proper examination. This is exceedingly worrying as these all contradict the values expected of medical professionals. With early clinical exposure at Community Based Medicine, it is crucial for students to uphold strong moral principles. Hence, students have the responsibility to report any concerning behaviour that may threaten patient care by the means of whistle-blowing. This requires a high level of uprightness and integrity, which shows the importance of probity from the
I began my college career unsure of the path ahead of me. I knew I had a passion for medicine, however, I did not know which direction I would take. With the expansive amount of options offered within the fields of science and medicine, it was difficult to narrow down exactly what direction I wanted to take. I gained some clarity the summer of my sophomore year when I stayed at a close friend’s home, whose father, a practicing Medical Physician, became somewhat of a mentor to me. The passionate way in which he discussed the practice of medicine led me to develop an interest in pursuing a career as a physician. He explained that a career in the medical field was about responsibility, the responsibility to work with all members of the healthcare team for the well-being of the patient as well as their family
Rhodes, R. and Strain, J.J. (2004) Whistleblowing in academic Medicine. Journal of Medical Ethics. 30 (1)
Reflection, as explained by Moon (2013), is the process of looking back on an event or experience and thinking about it and learning from it. Reflection, which is learning through experience, is not a new concept. As humans, we naturally reflect on our surroundings and experiences on a day to day basis in order to make sense of them. (Norman, Vleuten and Newble, 2002). In a professional context, reflation is vital for a practitioner to learn and improve their practice. By using their own experiences, practitioners are able to analysis, and in turn, adapt or improve specific areas of practice
Increasingly, people believe that they cannot make a difference. Today, the medical industry has been transformed. Doctors must live by a different code of ethics other than their oath. Legal fear has put the doctor-patient relationship in jeopardy.
This essay will explore the authors meaning of reflection, how various reflective styles can benefit the practitioners within their settings, and how important reflection is within Early Years Practice. According to Appleby (2010, p.10), reflection is a generic term which describes various behaviours involving feelings, and thinking about thoughts and experiences, in order to examine issues and develop, new understandings and insights. Reflection within practice allows the practitioner to develop a sense of awareness around their daily activities, and helps them to evaluate how they could evolve these activities further, if the given opportunity was to arise again. Similarly, keeping a reflective journal
I have chosen this topic because I just feel that teaching clinical skill is one of the most important strategies which have been used in medical schools, it enhances students to build a confidence which helps them in their future career.
Reflection is turning experience into Learning. Reflection is a conscious, dynamic process of thinking about, analysing, and learning from an experience that gives insight into self and practice.
student. In the following journal, we see the benefit of reflective practice and what it achieves
...care. It is not easy to prevent unjust practice in health care facilities, because each individual deal with each circumstances differently. All we can do is continuously teach nurses that the patient come first and our job is to advocate for client’s right to autonomy, respect, privacy, confidentiality, dignity, and access to appropriate information. Practice in accordance with the Nursing Profession Act and its regulations and bylaws, the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Code of Ethics, principles, statements, guidelines or documents. Nurse most also responds to and reports to appropriate person, when there is a situation, which may be adverse for clients or health care providers, including, incompetence, misconduct and incapacity. In conclusion, you should act as and role model for student nurses, colleagues and others, by doing the ethical thing.
When professionals in the health sector are compliant to the standards and ethics of practice, then accidents in the sector and any activities that undermine patient safety are bound to be addressed. In particular, whistleblowers in the sector should also be protected to improve service delivery in the health sector.
Reflection is a key element of the human learning process. It can be used to justify aspects of practice and legitimise the knowledge gained from it, as opposed to traditional forms of learning.
“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival” (Aristotle, n.d.) Reflection is a process that begins with looking back on a situation, thinking about it, learning from it and then using the new knowledge to help you in similar situations in the future. We need to evaluate through reflection to determine whether change is needed. We can then decide what action is needed and what we should do the next time we are faced with a similar situation. It might not necessarily be something you have done wrong, it may well be you were happy with the outcome of a situation you had some input into and would do again.
Reflection within early year’s settings and schools allows for the practitioner to think about the work that is being completed either whilst doing it or after it has occurred, the reflection allows for seeing how the work has gone or whether it needs to be changed for future practice. Schön is a key writer about reflection and illustrates the differences between reflection in action, reflection on action and reflection whilst completing the task. The above critical skills help all practitioners to develop understanding as they hugely impact on others lives, if this skill is not engaged in then practice could be effected (Leeson, 2004).
The reflective dimension is the journey of self-development through a critical analysis of one’s thoughts, behaviours and values. Reflection allows you to relate your inner self to the environment around you. It encourages social responsibility and constant improvement as you learn from experience and acknowledge success. (Olckers, Gibbs & Duncan 2007: 3-4) Reflection can boost learning by stimulating awareness of our feelings and practices. This allows health professionals to cope with unfamiliar circumstances and conflicts.
This week had the biggest impact on my professional growth. During this week, I learned that meaningful reflection is " the practice or act of analyzing our actions, decisions, or products by focusing on our process of achieving them (York-Barr, Sommers, Ghere & Montie, 2006). There are many benefits of reflecting in the field of education. The most influential is the effect that reflection has on the learning that your students gain. If a teacher meaningfully reflects on their practices they will create lessons to better impact students. According to Carol Ann Tomlinson (2003), “Teacher reflection inevitably attends directly to students ' need for affirmation, contribution, power, purpose, and challenge.” Each time a teacher reflects on their work, they empower their students to learn more. Students recognize their teacher’s reflection and mimic their behavior. I feel like learning about reflection impacted me most because it showed me that I should reflect on the good and the bad. Everything that I teach should be reflected on. The more that I reflect on my work, I will be closer to becoming an expert teacher. Reflection has the biggest impact on professionalism as a teacher. If I am willing to learn from my strengths and mistakes I will impact my students to strive to the best they