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Peer estimation of lack of professionalism correlates with low Conscientiousness Index scores (2009)
Journal Article
Finn, G. M., Sawdon, M. A., Clipsham, L., & McLachlan, J. C. (2009). Peer estimation of lack of professionalism correlates with low Conscientiousness Index scores. Medical Education, 43(10), 960-967. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03453.x

Context Measures of professionalism in undergraduate medical students are generally subjective in nature, and based on limited observations of behaviours in observed settings. We have previously described an objective scalar measure of conscientiousn... Read More about Peer estimation of lack of professionalism correlates with low Conscientiousness Index scores.

The Conscientiousness Index: A Novel Tool to Explore Students’ Professionalism (2009)
Journal Article
McLachlan, J. C., Finn, G. M., & Macnaughton, J. (2009). The Conscientiousness Index: A Novel Tool to Explore Students’ Professionalism. Academic Medicine, 84(5), 559-565. https://doi.org/10.1097/acm.0b013e31819fb7ff

Purpose: Measuring professional behavior is problematic not least because the concept of professionalism is difficult to define. The authors describe a measurement tool that does not rely on qualitative judgments from respondents but, nonetheless, cl... Read More about The Conscientiousness Index: A Novel Tool to Explore Students’ Professionalism.