Evaluating professionalism in medical undergraduates using selected response questions: Findings from an item response modelling study

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Tiffin, Paul A ^a   Finn, Gabrielle M ^a   McLachlan, John C ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79959664068     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-11-43     Document Type: Review

References (30)

1. How to conceptualize professionalism: a qualitative study. K Van De Camp MJFJ Vernooij-Dassen RPTM Grol BJAM Bottema, Medical Teacher 2004 26 696 702 10.1080/01421590400019518 15763872 (Pubitemid 40125004)
2. A Blueprint to Assess Professionalism: Results of a Systematic Review. TJ Wilkinson WB Wade LD Knock, Academic Medicine 2009 84 551 558 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31819fbaa2 19704185
3. Defining medical professionalism: a qualitative study. P Wagner J Hendrich G Moseley V Hudson, Medical Education 2007 41 288 294 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02695.x 17316214 (Pubitemid 46280577)
4. Proto-professionalism: how professionalisation occurs across the continuum of medical education. SR Hilton HB Slotnick, Medical Education 2005 39 58 65 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2004.02033.x 15612901
5. Risk factors at medical school for subsequent professional misconduct: multicentre retrospective case-control study. J Yates D James, BMJ 2010 340 2040 10.1136/bmj.c2040 20423965
6. Making sense of clinical reasoning: judgement and the evidence of the senses. A Bleakley R Farrow G Gould R Marshall, Medical Education 2003 37 544 552 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2003.01542.x 12787378 (Pubitemid 36718244)
7. Is it me or is it them? Factors that influence the passing of underperforming students. JA Cleland LV Knight CE Rees S Tracey CM Bond, Medical Education 2008 42 800 809 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03113.x 18715477 (Pubitemid 352019171)
8. The Professionalism Mini-Evaluation Exercise: A Preliminary Investigation. R Cruess JH McIlroy S Cruess S Ginsburg Y Steinert, Academic Medicine 2006 81 74 S78 10.1097/00001888-200610001-00019 17001141
9. Peer estimation of lack of professionalism correlates with low Conscientiousness Index scores. G Finn M Sawdon L Clipsham J McLachlan, Medical Education 2009 43 960 7 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03453.x 19769645
10. Measuring conscientiousness and professionalism in undergraduate medical students. J McLachlan, The Clinical Teacher 2010 7 37 40 10.1111/j.1743-498X. 2009.00338.x 21134141
11. Disciplinary action by medical boards and prior behavior in medical school. MA Papadakis A Teherani MA Banach TR Knettler SL Rattner DT Stern,, et al. New England Journal of Medicine 2005 353 2673 82 10.1056/NEJMsa052596 16371633 (Pubitemid 41817716)
12. Improving Selection to the Foundation Programme. Medical Schools Council, London: MSC 2010
13. Evaluation of three short-listing methodologies for selection into postgraduate training in general practice. F Patterson H Baron V Carr S Plint P Lane, Medical Education 2009 43 50 7 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03238.x 19140997
14. Probabilistic models for some intelligence and attainment tests. G Rasch, Copenhagen. Danish Institute for Educational Research 1960
15. WINSTEPS Rasch measurement computer program [program]. 3.67.0 version. Beaverton, Oregon: Winsteps 2009
16. A User's Guide to WINSTEPS: Program Manual 3.69.1. JM Linacre, 2010
17. Detecting Multidimensionality: Which residual data-type works best? JM Linacre, Journal of Outcome Measurement 1998 2 266 283 9711024
18. Rating Scale Analysis. BD Wright GN Masters, Chicago. MESA Press 1982
19. Item response theory: applications of modern test theory in medical education. SM Downing, Medical Education 2003 37 739 745 10.1046/j.1365-2923. 2003.01587.x 12945568 (Pubitemid 36995243)
20. An Evaluation of the IRT Models through Monte Carlo Simulation. T Baur D Lukes, UW-L Journal of Undergraduate Research 2009 XII 1 7
21. Recovery of One- and Two-Parameter Logistic Item Parameters: An Empirical Study. SH Goldman NS Raju, Educational and Psychological Measurement 1986 46 11 21 10.1177/0013164486461002
22. Sample Size and Item Calibration Stability. JM Linacre, Rasch Measurement Transactions 1994 7 328
23. How to use a Monte Carlo study to decide on sample size and determine power. LK Muthén B Muthén, Structural Equation Modeling 2002 4 599 620
24. Mplus User's Guide. LK Muthén BO Muthén, Los Angeles, CA. Muthén and Muthén 5 2007
25. Mplus [program]. 5.21 version. Los Angeles, LA: Muthén & Muthén 2009
26. Intercooled Stata for Windows [program]. 10.0 version. College Station: Stata Corporation 2007
27. A suggestion for using powerful and informative tests of normality. RB D'Agostino A Balanger RBJ D'Agostino, American Statistician 1990 44 316 321 10.2307/2684359
28. Ethical permission for the publication of routinely collected data. JC McLachlan J McHarg, Medical Education 2005 39 944 948 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005. 02223.x 16150035 (Pubitemid 41297595)
29. The NEO PI-R Professional Manual. PT Costa RR Macrae, Odessa, FL. Psychological Assessment Resources Inc 1992
30. Using item response theory to explore the psychometric properties of extended matching questions examination in undergraduate medical education. B Bhakta A Tennant M Horton G Lawton D Andrich, BMC Medical Education 2005 5 9 10.1186/1472-6920-5-9 15752421