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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina
Print version ISSN 1025-5583
Abstract
IZAGUIRRE, Manuel; VERA, Martha; PODESTA, Luis and CORDOVA, Deysi. Attitude to professional ethics in medicine postgraduate students of a medical school. An. Fac. med. [online]. 2020, vol.81, n.1, pp.52-57. ISSN 1025-5583. http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/anales.v81i1.16972.
Introduction.
The medical profession has ceased to be respected by society as a consequence of the unprofessional behavior of many of its members, due to dehumanization, corruption and the reification of medicine by prioritizing the economic and personal well-being over the social.
Objective.
To know the attitude towards professional ethics in postgraduate students of the Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.
Methods.
A descriptive, cross sectional study with a quantitative approach was carried out, using the scale of attitudes on professional ethics as an instrument.
Results.
The attitude towards professional ethics was positive in 81,5% and indifferent in 18,5%. The positive attitude towards professional ethics in cognitive and technical, social, ethical, and emotional-emotional competencies was 88,8%, 69,2%, 80%, and 87,7%, respectively.
Conclusion.
The attitude towards professional ethics was positive in 81,5% and indifferent in 18,5%.
Keywords : Attitude; Ethics, Professional; Students, Health Occupations; Health Postgraduate Programs.
