Increased importance has been placed on noncognitive skills in professional development
and by accrediting bodies of health professions programs in recent years. Therefore, the …

Abstract Background: In 2009, an International Working Group (IWG) on the Assessment of
Professionalism began collaborating and published recommendations in 2011. Nearly a …

The ability to innovate is an important requirement in many organisations. Despite this
pressing need, few selection systems in healthcare focus on identifying the potential for …

Background Existing research has suggested that self-reported empathy in medical students
is moderated by personality traits and diverse demographic and educational factors …

Objectives To develop and validate a scale for the assess-ment of professionalism in
medical students based on students' perceptions of and attitudes towards professional-ism …

Objective To develop a facets of competence self-assessment instrument (FOCSI) with
operationalised items for ten competence facets required for patient-centred care at the …

Abstract The Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE) was introduced as a
refinement of the prior “dean's letter” to provide residency program directors with a …

Purpose Behavioral and social science (BSS) competencies are needed to provide quality
health care, but psychometrically validated measures to assess these competencies are …

The process for introducing and developing a program for teaching medical professionalism
at the National University of Singapore, School of Medicine is outlined. Professionalism was …

In 2009, the General Medical Council UK (GMC) published its updated guidance on medical
education for the UK medical schools–Tomorrow's Doctors 2009. The Council …