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To the Editor: Medical educators and the public are increasingly concerned about threats to physician professionalism.¹ However, little is known about unprofessional behaviors among incoming internal medicine interns. This study assessed participation in and perceptions of unprofessional behaviors among entering medicine interns at the University of Chicago Medical Center and 2 independent residency programs affiliated with Northwestern University at the time of the survey.

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Based on a prior survey of third-year medical students² and input from residents and faculty, we developed a 28-item anonymous survey to assess participation in and perception of unprofessional behaviors related to residency. Domains included misrepresentation (introducing a student as doctor), fraud (falsifying medical records), shift work mentality and duty hours (signing out work you could have done so you can leave early), and on-call etiquette (celebrating a blocked admission). Behaviors ranged from egregious (making fun of patients) to controversial (attending a dinner sponsored by a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Vineet M. Arora, MD, MAPP
varora@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Department of Medicine
Pritzker School of Medicine
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Diane B. Wayne, MD
Department of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago

R. Andy Anderson, MD
Department of Medicine
Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
Evanston, Illinois

Aashish Didwania, MD
Department of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University

Holly J. Humphrey, MD
Department of Medicine
Pritzker School of Medicine
University of Chicago

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