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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
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    A Scoping review of clinical reasoning research with Asian healthcare professionals
    (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2021) Lee, C.Y.; Jenq, C.C.; Chandratilake, M.; Chen, J.; Chen, M.M.; Nishigori, H.; Wajid, G.; Yang, P.H.; Yusoff, M.S.B.; Monrouxe, L.
    ABSTRACT: Clinical reasoning is the thought process that guides practice. Although a plethora of clinical reasoning studies in healthcare professionals exists, the majority appear to originate from Western cultures. A scoping review was undertaken to examine clinical reasoning related research across Asian cultures. PubMed, SciVerse Scopus, Web of Science and Airiti Library databases were searched. Inclusion criteria included full-text articles published in Asian countries (2007 to 2019). Search terms included clinical reasoning, thinking process, differential diagnosis, decision making, problem-based learning, critical thinking, healthcare profession, institution, medical students and nursing students. After applying exclusion criteria, n = 240 were included in the review. The number of publications increased in 2012 (from 5%, n = 13 in 2011 to 9%, n = 22) with a steady increase onwards to 12% (n = 29) in 2016. South Korea published the most articles (19%, n = 46) followed by Iran (17%, n = 41). Nurse Education Today published 11% of the articles (n = 26), followed by BMC Medical Education (5%, n = 13). Nursing and Medical students account for the largest population groups studied. Analysis of the articles resulted in seven themes: Evaluation of existing courses (30%, n = 73) being the most frequently identified theme. Only seven comparative articles showed cultural implications, but none provided direct evidence of the impact of culture on clinical reasoning. We illuminate the potential necessity of further research in clinical reasoning, specifically with a focus on how clinical reasoning is affected by national culture. A better understanding of current clinical reasoning research in Asian cultures may assist curricula developers in establishing a culturally appropriate learning environment. KEYWORDS: Asia; Clinical reasoning; Health professions; Scoping review.