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    How medical professionalism is conceptualised in Arabian context: A validation study
    (Informa Healthcare, 2012) Al-Eraky, M.M.; Chandratilake, M.
    Professionalism has been increasingly recognised as an explicit component of medical education, especially in the western world. Professionalism is culture-sensitive. Few efforts have been made to conceptualise professionalism in relation to the Arabian context. The aim of this study is to validate the components of professionalism framework of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) to the Arabian context. The authors invited a heterogeneous group of native Arab health professionals and academics to contribute to a reference panel. They represented a variety of disciplines, and seniority levels, and from different healthcare institutions and medical schools in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. They were queried about their perception of the importance of each domain of professionalism as proposed by the ABIM, and were encouraged to suggest new domains if they thought it necessary. Thirty two out of the 45 invited health professionals and educators (71%) contributed to the reference panel. The panel confirmed the appropriateness of the six ABIM domains to the Arabian context, and further proposed the Autonomy of professionals as an additional domain. The modified framework, based on ABIM domains, demonstrated the Arabian conceptualisation of professionalism
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    Medical professionalism: development and validation of the Arabian LAMPS
    (Informa Healthcare, 2013) Al-Eraky, M.M.; Chandratilake, M.; Wajid, G.; Donkers, J.; van Merrienboer, J.
    AIM: The attributes of the professional physicians varies among cultures. This study aims to develop and validate a questionnaire that measures attitudes of medical students on professionalism in the Arabian context. METHOD: Thirty-two experts contributed to item generation in particular domains. The instrument was administered to Arabian medical students and interns and responses were collected using five-point Likert scales. Data were analyzed to estimate the reliability of the instrument. The inventory in its final version was labeled as the Learners' Attitude of Medical Professionalism Scale (LAMPS). RESULTS: A total of 413 medical students and interns responded from two universities in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Means of item response ranged from 2.38 to 4.72. The highest mainly deals with "Respect to others," while the lowest belong to "Honor/Integrity." The final version of the LAMPS has 28 items in five domains, with a reliability of 0.79. DISCUSSION: The LAMPS has salient features compared to other similar instrument. It was designed based on a reliable framework in explicit behavioral items, not abstract attributes of professionalism. The LAMPS can help teachers to identify learning gaps regarding professionalism amongst their students and track attitude changes over time or as the result of interventions. CONCLUSION: To the best of our knowledge, the LAMPS is the first context-specific inventory on medical professionalism attitudes in the Arabian context