From: Medical student opinions on character development in medical education: a national survey
One can still be a good physician even if one is not a very good person | Medical educators are responsible for training medical students to have good character | Medical educators should focus on teaching the science of medicine rather than trying to shape students’ character | ||||||
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Response | N | % | Response | N | % | Response | N | % |
Agree strongly | 19 | 4 | Agree strongly | 83 | 17 | Agree strongly | 41 | 8 |
Agree somewhat | 115 | 25 | Agree somewhat | 261 | 56 | Agree somewhat | 145 | 30 |
Disagree somewhat | 211 | 44 | Disagree somewhat | 115 | 24 | Disagree somewhat | 223 | 48 |
Disagree strongly | 128 | 26 | Disagree strongly | 15 | 3 | Disagree strongly | 63 | 14 |
Total | 473 | Total | 474 | Total | 472 |