APS

2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023

Do Students' Personality Traits Change during Medical Training? a Longitudinal Study.

Washington, DC · May 2023

Poster · Personality/Emotion

  • Abbiati Milena
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva
  • Abbiati Milena
    Lausanne University Hospital
  • Cerutti Bernard
    Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva
  • Julie Palix
    Lausanne University Hospital

Abstract

Many medical schools incorporate assessments of personality traits in their student initial selection process. However, little is known about whether personality traits changes during medical training. The present study addressed this issue by examining the stability of personality traits over a 6-year medical training course.

Personality Traits

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