Attitude to professional ethics in medicine postgraduate students of a medical school

• Autores: Izaguirre, Manuel, Vera, Martha, Podestá, Luis, Córdova, Deysi
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2020
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/16972
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/16972
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Actitud; Ética Profesional; Estudiantes del Área de la Salud; Programas de Posgrado en Salud; Attitude; Ethics, Professional; Students, Health Occupations; Health Postgraduate Programs

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%.