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Unprofessional behaviour in medical students: A questionnaire-based pilot study comparing perceptions of the public with medical students and doctors

Susannah BrockbankThe University of Manchester, UK;Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK; SUSANNAH BROCKBANK, MB, ChB (Euro), was a fourth year medical student at the University of Manchester when this research was conducted. She has since graduated and is currently a foundation doctor at Trafford General Hospital.
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Timothy J. DavidThe University of Manchester, UK;Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK; TIMOTHY J. DAVID MB, ChB, PhD, MD (Bristol), is a professor of Paediatrics and Academic Lead for Student Fitness to Practise at the University of Manchester, dealing with all serious cases of unprofessional behaviour, misconduct and ill health causing impairment among medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, psychology and social work students at the University.
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Leena PatelThe University of Manchester, UK;Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK; LEENA PATEL MB, BS, MD, MRCP (UK), is a senior lecturer in Child Health at The University of Manchester and honorary consultant paediatrician at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages e501-e508 | Published online: 19 Aug 2011

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