Ethical behavior and professionalism is an ideal characteristic required of medical students and included as ‘must achieve’ and critical aspect of medical students’ curriculum. This study proposes to determine the perceived unethical and unprofessional behavior among medical students in a private medical university from year 1 to year 5 of the medical curriculum. A cross–sectional study was conducted among year 1 to year 5 medical students in a private medical university. A self-administered questionnaire was used with the 3 major domains of professionalism and ethics i.e. discipline plagiarism and cheating. A total of 464 respondents responded to the survey and they included medical students from year 1 and year 2 (pre-clinical) and years 3–5 (clinical years). Majority of the students, 275 (59.2%) answered that they had not seen any form of unethical behavior among other students. The females seem to have a larger number 172(63%) among the same gender compared to the males. Majority 352 (75%) of them had not heard of the ‘Code of Professional Conduct by the Malaysian Medical Council’. About fifty three (53.1%) of the students answered that the training was sufficient. This study showed that the perception of unethical behavior was 58.8% in the 1st year (pre-clinical) and it increased to 65.2% in the 5th year (clinical). The 3 main discipline issues were students do not show interest in class (mean 2.9/4), they are rude to other students (mean 2.8/4) and talking during class (mean 2.6/4). Despite the existence of unethical behavior among the students majority of them (71.7%) claimed that they had adequate training in ethics and professionalism. It is proposed that not only the teaching of ethics and professionalism be reviewed but an assessment strategy be introduced to strengthen the importance of professionalism and ethics.

Sleep is a condition of the body and mind which typically occurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is inactive, the eyes are closed, the postural muscles are relaxed, and consciousness are practically suspended. Daytime sleepiness, or difficulty in maintaining a desired level of wakefulness, is frequently viewed by the general population as a common experience and predictable consequence of insufficient sleep. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of excessive day time sleepiness and factors associated among medical students of MAHSA University. A cross sectional study was conducted among year 1 to year 5 medical students at Saujana Putra Campus and Jalan University Campus of MAHSA University employing Systematic random sampling method. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The data was analysed by using Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 19.0. A minimum sample size of 400 was obtained. The prevalence of Excessive day time sleepiness (EDS) among medical students of MAHSA University was expressed by percentage-44% (176 of 400). Association between EDS and other independent variables was seen by Chi-square test with p value < 0.05 as significant association. Of the various factors determined, statistically significant association was found between internet usage and EDS. This study provides an insight into medical students on prevalence of EDS which is high. As the students are now aware of their ESS score they can better manage their sleep cycle and prevent themselves from the consequences of EDS.