Home 
Contact 
Profile 
Videos 
Lecture
for 3rd year medical students Faculty of Medicine King Fahad Medical
City Riyadh on October 29, 2013 by Professor Omar Hasan
Kasule Sr.
7
DIMENSIONS OF PROFESSIONALISM: based on Islamic paradigms (mafaahiim
islamiyyat) and world view (tasawwur islami)
1.
Faith (iman)
2.
Consciousness (taqwat)
3.
Best character (ahsan al
akhlaq),
4.
Excellent performance (itqaan
al ‘amal),
5.
Strife toward perfection (ihsan),
6.
Responsibility (amanat),
7.
Self-accountability (muhasabat
al nafs).
PRINCIPLES
OF GROUP WORK
4 stages in group formation: iltiqa,
intiqa, irtiqa
·
Group membership has benefits of (a)
integration, (b) stimulation, (c) motivation, (d) innovation, (e) emotional
support, (f) endurance, and (g) superior performance.
·
Disadvantages of groups: (a)
arrogance: members of the group may start feeling that they are special, they
know and understand better than others and in time may start relaxing and
eventually fail (b) Some members of the group may be suppressed from making
useful contributions by other members who feel that they know more and thus
tend to be domineering (c) Members in a study group may not have compatible
personalities and intra-group conflicts may make group study less beneficial.
SUCCESS AND FAILURE OF GROUPS
·
Mature groups: have group
identity, optimized feedback, decision-making procedures, cohesion, flexibility
of organization, resource utilization, communication, clear accepted goals,
interdependence, participation, and acceptance of minority views.
·
Effective group: members feel
secure and not suppressed, members understand and practice sincere group
dynamics, members are competent and are committed to the group and the
leadership.
·
Failure of groups: members cannot
communicate, no commonality (interests, attitudes, and goals), and when they
have diseases of envy, hypocrisy, rumor mongering, back-biting, lying,
show-off, pride, love of leadership, spying on one another,; and negative thoughts about others, breaking norms, secretive
behavior, concealment of information, and secret talks
ETIQUETTE
OF GROUP STUDY: leadership
·
Each study group should have a
leader who may be permanent or may be changed at each meeting. The group leader
can lead discussion in some sessions and is also encouraged to delegate this
responsibility to various members of the group.
·
Whoever has the responsibility
for leading discussions must time preparing for the session.
·
The leader should make sure that
all members participate.
·
Members must obey the
instructions of the leader.
·
Any member wanting to go out for
a valid reason must obtain the permission of the leader.
·
Each member of the team carries
personal responsibility with leaders carrying more responsibility
ETIQUETTE
OF GROUP STUDY: group dynamics 1
·
All members should endeavor to
know one another by name
·
Members should greet one another
before starting.
·
All members must learn to listen
and not interrupt others
·
Members must avoid quarrels or
loud arguments.
·
A spirit of tolerance should
exist with the understanding that there could be more than one way of being
right.
·
Excessive laughing or joking
should be avoided.
·
Members should sit with proper
etiquette.
·
End the meeting with dua al
majlis
ETIQUETTE
OF GROUP STUDY: group dynamics 2
·
Groups must be united,
cooperative, open and trusting, empathetic, supportive, and sharing.
·
Group norms must be respected.
·
Encouraged are positive
behaviors: mutual love, empathy, caring for one another; leniency, generosity,
patience, modesty, a cheerful disposition, calling others by their favorite
names, recognizing the rights of the older members, and self control in anger.
·
Discouraged are negative
attributes (harshness in speech, rumor mongering, excessive praise, mutual
jealousy, turning away from other for more than 3 days, and spying on the
privacy of others).
ETIQUETTE
OF GROUP STUDY: muhasabat
·
Special sessions should be set
aside for collective self-evaluation by members of the group in terms of group
dynamics and group achievements.
·
The purpose should be fostering
the spirit of sharing experiences and self-criticism.
. THE STUDENT ETIQUETTE, adab al taalib
·
The student should respect the
teacher. This is respect to knowledge and not the individual. The prophet
taught admiration and emulation of the knowledgeable.
·
Students should be quiet and
respectfully listen to the teacher all the time.
·
Students should cooperage such
that one who attends a teaching session will inform the others of what was
learned.
·
Students can learn a lot from one
another. The student who hears a fact from a colleague who attended the lecture
may even understand and benefit more.
·
Students should ask questions to
clarify points that they did not understand or which seem to contradict
previous knowledge and experience.
·
Taking notes helps understanding
and retention of facts.
BASIC SKILLS
·
Getting the facts
·
Understanding the facts
·
Thinking about the facts
ETIQUETTE
OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE 1
·
The following are attributes of
good discussion: objectivity, truthfulness, asking for evidence, and knowledge
·
The truth of any assertion must
be checked. Yaqeen is the basis of ‘ilm but dhann is not.
·
Questions can be for finding out
information.
·
Differences on scientific matters
can arise and are natural. The opposing opinion should be respected. Different
does not always mean wrong
·
Truth must be revealed: Fear of
people should be no reason for not revealing the truth
ETIQUETTE
OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOURSE 2
·
Arrogance is condemned.
·
Purposeless disputation is
frowned upon.
·
False premises should be
abandoned once discovered.
·
Deception is condemned.
PROCESS
OF ANALYSIS
·
Analytic knowledge
·
Evidence-based knowledge
·
Objectivity
·
Drawing conclusions from empirical facts
·
Rational thinking and logical operations
·
Prudence in reaching conclusions
TIME
MANAGEMENT
·
The leader must make sure that
all components of the program are covered uniformly by the end of the semester.
·
Time should be left at the end to
deal with any administrative matters that may arise or to solve any personal
problems of members that may arise.
·
Audit time management
MANAGEMENT OF GROUP DISCUSSIONS:
·
The leader should make sure that
all members participate. This can be achieved by being pro-active i.e.
addressing questions to individuals or inviting them to make comments.
·
If a member is unable to say
anything or is unwilling or otherwise reluctant, the naqib should not
insist but should move on to the next member.
·
Very talkative members should not
be allowed to dominate the discussions.
·
The leader should politely
re-direct any speaker who veers off the topic of discussion.