Are medical students agreeable? An exploration of personality in relation to clinical skills training

Chibnall, John T.; Blaskiewicz, Robert J.; Detrick, Paul

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“…Furthermore, such knowledge could aid the formulation of strategies for the best development of academic and clinical competencies, and might even help with devising admissions policies. Previous reports assessing the personalities of medical students have been undertaken by Hojat et al (, , b), Lievens et al (), Ferguson et al (), Chibnall et al () and Plaisant et al (, b). To date, there have been no attempts to evaluate the attitudes of medical students towards science and scientists, and therefore no research has been undertaken to assess how these are affected by personality.…”

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Medical students' attitudes towards science and gross anatomy, and the relationship to personality

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Assessment of the personalities of medical students can enable medical educators to formulate strategies for the best development of academic and clinical competencies. Previous research has shown that medical students do not share a common personality profile, there being gender differences. We have also shown that, for French medical students, students with personality traits associated with strong competitiveness are selected for admission to medical school. In this study, we further show that the medical students have different personality profiles compared with other student groups (psychology and business studies). The main purpose of the present investigation was to assess attitudes to science and gross anatomy, and to relate these to the students' personalities. Questionnaires (including Thurstone and Chave analyses) were employed to measure attitudes, and personality was assessed using the Big Five Inventory (BFI). Data for attitudes were obtained for students at medical schools in Cardiff (UK), Paris, Descartes/Sorbonne (France), St George's University (Grenada) and Ankara (Turkey). Data obtained from personality tests were available for analysis from the Parisian cohort of students. Although the medical students were found to have strongly supportive views concerning the importance of science in medicine, their knowledge of the scientific method/philosophy of science was poor. Following analyses of the BFI in the French students, 'openness' and 'conscientiousness' were linked statistically with a positive attitude towards science. For anatomy, again strongly supportive views concerning the subject's importance in medicine were discerned. Analyses of the BFI in the French students did not show links statistically between personality profiles and attitudes towards gross anatomy, except male students with 'negative affectivity' showed less appreciation of the importance of anatomy. This contrasts with our earlier studies that showed that there is a relationship between the BF dimensions of personality traits and anxiety towards the dissection room experience (at the start of the course, 'negative emotionality' was related to an increased level of anxiety). We conclude that medical students agree on the importance to their studies of both science in general and gross anatomy in particular, and that some personality traits relate to their attitudes that could affect clinical competence.

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“…Although its use in medical education research is not yet widespread, its potential for providing useful information for personality research in medical education is worthy of consideration (Chibnall et al 2009). …”

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“…This pattern of findings, according to study investigators can be explained by the fact that Openness and Neuroticism, in contrast to Conscientiousness, do not seem to be virtues for police and security personnel. A high level of Conscientiousness in police recruits can be expected, considering facets of this personality factor such as order, dutifulness and self-discipline which are desirable characteristic for police recruits (Chibnall et al 2009). Barrick and Mount (1991) examined the relationship between the five personality factors and indicators of job performance in five occupational groups which included professionals ( physician were in this occupational group), police, managers, sales persons and skilled/semi-skilled workers).…”

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Personality assessments and outcomes in medical education and the practice of medicine: AMEE Guide No. 79

Hojat

Erdmann²,

Gonnella³

2013

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In a paradigm of physician performance we propose that both ''cognitive'' and ''noncognitive'' components contribute to the performance of physicians-in-training and in-practice. Our review of the relevant literature indicates that personality, as an important factor of the ''noncognitive'' component, plays a significant role in academic and professional performances. We describe findings on 14 selected personality instruments in predicting academic and professional performances. We question the contention that personality can be validly and reliably assessed from admission interviews, letters of recommendation, essays, and personal statements. Based on conceptual relevance and currently available empirical evidence, we propose that personality attributes such as conscientiousness and empathy should be considered among the measures of choice for the assessment of pertinent aspects of personality in academic and professional performance. Further exploration is needed to search for additional personality attributes pertinent to medical education and patient care. Implications for career counseling, assessments of professional development and medical education outcomes, and potential use as supplementary information for admission decisions are discussed.''In the physician or surgeon no quality takes rank with imperturbability [which] means coolness and presence of mind under all circumstances and the physician who has the misfortune to be without it loses rapidly the confidence of his patient.''

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“…These include physician self-reflection, respect, empathy, altruism, compassion, responsiveness to distress and an understanding of patient spirituality, beliefs and meaning. The physician should also understand the social and psychological factors which contribute to, or result from, the medical condition at hand [53,54]. In the Age of NCDs, the multi-factorial, socially-transmitted conditions, the importance of these skills cannot be overstated.…”

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From Authoritarianism to Advocacy: Lifestyle-Driven, Socially-Transmitted Conditions Require a Transformation in Medical Training and Practice

Prescott

Logan²

2018

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The epidemic of socially-rooted, lifestyle-driven non-communicable diseases (NCDs; also referred to as socially-transmitted conditions) has now overtaken infectious diseases as the leading cause of human mortality. Despite this reality, physician education, training and practice within industrialized nations is heavily slanted toward the biopharmaceutical (and away from the psychosocial) aspects of prevention and treatment. As we underscore, the current state of physician training and practical application of guidelines pertaining to lifestyle is paltry and untenable. However, the solution is not a few more hours of nutritional biochemistry to check off the curricula box. Physician readiness for the current NCD crisis will require a philosophical shift in medicine-at-large, including candidate pooling. Recent elections in the United States and Europe have cast a spotlight on the public health consequences of political authoritarianism. However, we highlight that authoritarianism-and its related facets of social dominance orientation and Machiavellianism-are not exclusive to political candidates. Here, we open a dialogue on authoritarianism in westernized medicine as a starting point in order to encourage the development of critical research and to explore its potential as a barrier to patient care. We suggest that authoritarianism and its prejudices act as a border wall to the World Health Organization's broad vision of global health, cultural competency and patient autonomy. Moreover, the evidence reviewed here would suggest that in the context of the NCDs crisis, westernized medicine is long overdue a Flexner Report for the 21st Century.

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Are medical students agreeable? An exploration of personality in relation to clinical skills training

Cited by 15 publications

References 34 publications

Medical students' attitudes towards science and gross anatomy, and the relationship to personality

Medical students' attitudes towards science and gross anatomy, and the relationship to personality

Personality assessments and outcomes in medical education and the practice of medicine: AMEE Guide No. 79

From Authoritarianism to Advocacy: Lifestyle-Driven, Socially-Transmitted Conditions Require a Transformation in Medical Training and Practice

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