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VOLUME: 40 | ISSUE: 1 | Mar 20, 2024 | PAGE: (3 - 13) | DOI: 10.24911/BioMedica/5-1155

A Spiral Module of Professionalism, Ethics, Research & Leadership Skills for Undergraduate Medical Education; the Philosophy and Structure

Authors: Saima Chaudhry

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Saima Chaudhry

Visiting Faculty, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

Publication History

Received: February 10, 2024

Revised: March 03, 2024

Accepted: March 15, 2024

Published: March 20, 2024

Abstract

The current medical education curricula are designed to address the competencies that result in the graduation of a holistic healthcare professionals. The global competency frameworks have highlighted the outcomes of future doctors that not only incorporate necessary medical knowledge and procedural skills but also equip the graduates with human skills of professionalism, ethics, leadership, lifelong learners, critical thinkers and problem solvers. This has led to the incorporation of these domains in the training curricula of undergraduate medical education in Pakistani universities as well. The focus of this paper is to highlight the structure of a Professionalism, Ethics, Research and Leadership skills (PERLs) module that can be implemented in health professions education to be able to graduate a humanistic doctor who can provide holistic care to the community.

Keywords: PERLs, Human Skills, Spiral

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Saima Chaudhry. A Spiral Module of Professionalism, Ethics, Research & Leadership Skills for Undergraduate Medical Education; the Philosophy and Structure. BioMedica. 2024; 20 (March 2024): 3-13. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1155

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Saima Chaudhry. A Spiral Module of Professionalism, Ethics, Research & Leadership Skills for Undergraduate Medical Education; the Philosophy and Structure. https://biomedicapk.com/articles/online_first/1155 [Access: April 29, 2024]. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1155

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Saima Chaudhry. A Spiral Module of Professionalism, Ethics, Research & Leadership Skills for Undergraduate Medical Education; the Philosophy and Structure. BioMedica. 2024; 20 (March 2024): 3-13. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1155

Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Saima Chaudhry. A Spiral Module of Professionalism, Ethics, Research & Leadership Skills for Undergraduate Medical Education; the Philosophy and Structure. BioMedica. (2024), [cited April 29, 2024]; 20 (March 2024): 3-13. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1155

Harvard Style

Saima Chaudhry (2024) A Spiral Module of Professionalism, Ethics, Research & Leadership Skills for Undergraduate Medical Education; the Philosophy and Structure. BioMedica, 20 (March 2024): 3-13. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1155

Chicago Style

Saima Chaudhry. "A Spiral Module of Professionalism, Ethics, Research & Leadership Skills for Undergraduate Medical Education; the Philosophy and Structure." 20 (2024), 3-13. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1155

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Saima Chaudhry. "A Spiral Module of Professionalism, Ethics, Research & Leadership Skills for Undergraduate Medical Education; the Philosophy and Structure." 20.March 2024 (2024), 3-13. Print. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1155

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Saima Chaudhry (2024) A Spiral Module of Professionalism, Ethics, Research & Leadership Skills for Undergraduate Medical Education; the Philosophy and Structure. , 20 (March 2024), 3-13. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-1155