1 Chapter 1 Honor Professional Student Conduct and Professional Conduct in Health Professions
Let's start with Professional Student Conduct
Introduction
Congratulations again on becoming a student at our home – the College of Health Professions (CoHP) at UTRGV!
Thank you for choosing to dive into the fascinating areas of study, whether Biomedical Sciences, Communication Disorders, Nutrition, Exercise Science, or Rehabilitation and Counseling! Have you thought about what it means to become a student in this College? Furthermore, what does it mean to exhibit professional conduct as a student at the College of Health Professions?
Honor Professional Student Conduct
Jot down notes on whatever comes to your mind now and compare them to the video (10 minutes) below that provides an overview of student professionalism.
Are there any differences between your notes and what you got out of the video?
As someone starting your journey towards becoming a professional, here is a recap of my professional conduct as a student at CoHP.
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Be punctual: arrive to class on time.
- Come to class prepared, allowing you to engage and participate effectively in the subject matter.
- Exhibit academic honesty and integrity in all activities (see Academic Integrity for details).
- Be a responsible team member for group assignments and projects (see Student Etiquette for details).
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Treat all email communication professionally (see Student Etiquette for details).
- Respect your classmates, colleagues, advisors, faculty members, and staff.
Honor Professional Conduct in Health Professions
In addition to the above student professionalism principles, healthcare settings require additional guidelines. Here are two videos with an excellent overview of the various dimensions of professional behavior in health professions that will help expand your understanding of professional conduct in health professions. The videos present professional behavior in self-presentation (23:22 minutes) and effective communication with patients (24:15 minutes). UTRGV students may use university credentials to view the links below. All other users may follow the openathens.net instructions to view the links.
Professional Behavior In Healthcare Professions: Professionalism And Self-Presentation – Alexander Street, a ProQuest Company (openathens.net)
Do you remember the six professional student conduct you need to exhibit? Identify the top 3 that you feel are most important to you as a student and share your thoughts on Professional Student Conduct with a friend and learn theirs or role-play as a class activity. Discuss any similarities and differences. Have fun exploring!