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Table 2 Students’ definition of professionalism in Kuwait according to the CanMEDS framework

From: Advanced medical students’ experiences and views on professionalism at Kuwait University

Professional competencies

Attribute group

Responses

  

N (%)

  

252 (100.0%)

Commitment to patients, profession, and society through ethical practice

 

247 (98.0%)

Punctuality

46 (18.2%)

Respect

45 (17.8%)

Well-attired

30 (11.9%)

Ethical

22 (8.7%)

Knowledge

21 (8.3%)

Competence

14 (5.5%)

Care

12 (4.8%)

Polite

10 (4.0%)

Hard-working

7 (2.8%)

Honesty

7 (2.8%)

Confidentiality

6 (2.4%)

Equality

5 (2.0%)

Appreciative

5 (2.0%)

Responsibility

5 (2.0%)

Justice

4 (1.6%)

Skills

3 (1.2%)

Considerate

3 (1.2%)

Wise

2 (0.8%)

Commitment to patients, profession and society through participation in profession-led regulation

Following regulations

5 (2.0%)

Commitment to physician health and sustainable practice

None

0 (0.0%)