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        <journal-title>Research Focus International Scientific Journal</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Research Focus</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub" publication-format="electronic">2181-3833</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Ilm-fan va innovatsiyalar akademiyasi</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.66073/researchfocus.v5i2.2051</article-id>
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          <subject>14.00.00</subject>
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        <article-title xml:lang="en">ETHICAL DEVELOPMENT AND MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING SKILLS IN MID-CAREER MEDICAL STAFFT</article-title>
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          <trans-title>ЭТИЧЕСКОЕ РАЗВИТИЕ И НАВЫКИ ПРИНЯТИЯ МЕДИЦИНСКИХ РЕШЕНИЙ У МЕДИЦИНСКОГО ПЕРСОНАЛА НА СРЕДНЕМ ЭТАПЕ КАРЬЕРЫ</trans-title>
        </trans-title-group>
        <trans-title-group xml:lang="uz">
          <trans-title>KARYERASINING O‘RTA BOSQICHIDAGI TIBBIYOT XODIMLARIDA AXLOQIY RIVOJLANISH VA TIBBIY QAROR QABUL QILISH KO‘NIKMALARI</trans-title>
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      <contrib-group content-type="author">
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <string-name>Abzalova Dilafruz Ravshanbekovna</string-name>
          <aff>Tashkent State Medical University, Assistant of the Department of &quot;Advanced Training of Medical Staff&quot;</aff>
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      <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-03-05">
        <day>05</day>
        <month>03</month>
        <year>2026</year>
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      <pub-date date-type="collection">
        <year>2026</year>
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      <volume>5</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>184</fpage>
      <lpage>189</lpage>
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          <license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.</license-p>
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      <abstract xml:lang="en">
        <p>This article examines the interrelated constructs of ethical development and medical decision-making skills in mid-career medical professionals. In modern healthcare systems, mid-career practitioners serve as crucial intermediaries between senior specialists and junior staff, making complex clinical decisions that require both professional judgment and ethical sensitivity. Ethical development influences the perception of moral problems, the internalization of professional values, and the ability to resolve ethical dilemmas. Meanwhile, decision-making skills determine how medical professionals synthesize clinical evidence, patient values, and situational factors when choosing optimal care paths. Drawing on theoretical literature from Uzbek, CIS, and foreign researchers published between 2010 and 2025, this article develops an integrated model that explains how ethical development shapes decision-making processes, and vice versa. The study highlights institutional, cultural, and educational factors affecting both competencies and offers recommendations for enhancing ethical professionalism and decision competence in healthcare organizations.</p>
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      <trans-abstract xml:lang="ru">
        <p>В статье рассматривается взаимосвязь этического развития и навыков принятия медицинских решений у медицинских работников среднего этапа профессиональной деятельности. В современных системах здравоохранения такие специалисты выступают важным связующим звеном между старшими специалистами и младшим персоналом, принимая сложные клинические решения, т ребующие как профессионального суждения, так и этической чувствительности. Этическое развитие влияет на восприятие моральных проблем, интериоризацию профессиональных ценностей и способность разрешать этические дилеммы. В то же время навыки принятия решений определяют, как медицинские работники синтезируют клинические доказательства, ценности пациента и ситуативные факторы при выборе оптимального пути оказания помощи. На основе теоретической литературы узбекских, стран СНГ и зарубежных исследователей, опубликованной в 2010–2025 годах, в статье предлагается интегративная модель, объясняющая, как этическое развитие влияет на процессы принятия решений и как сами процессы принятия решений, в свою очередь, способствуют этическому развитию. Также выделены институциональные, культурные и образовательные факторы, влияющие на обе компетенции, и сформулированы рекомендации по усилению этического профессионализма и компетентности в принятии решений в организациях здравоохранения.</p>
      </trans-abstract>
      <trans-abstract xml:lang="uz">
        <p>Mazkur maqolada o‘rta faoliyat bosqichidagi tibbiyot mutaxassislarida axloqiy rivojlanish va tibbiy qaror qabul qilish ko‘nikmalarining o‘zaro bog‘liqligi tahlil qilinadi. Zamonaviy sog‘liqni saqlash tizimida bunday mutaxassislar katta tajribaga ega bo‘lgan shifokorlar hamda yosh xodimlar o‘rtasida muhim bo‘g‘in bo‘lib, murakkab klinik vaziyatlarda kasbiy mulohaza va axloqiy sezgirlikka tayangan holda qaror qabul qiladi. Axloqiy rivojlanish ma‘naviy muammolarni anglash, kasbiy qadriyatlarni ichkilashtirish va axloqiy dilemmalarni hal etishga ta‘sir ko‘rsatadi. Qaror qabul qilish ko‘nikmalari esa klinik dalillar, bemor qadriyatlari va vaziyat omillarini uyg‘unlashtirib, maqbul davolash yo‘lini tanlashni belgilaydi. 2010–2025-yillarda O‘zbekiston, MDH va xorijiy olimlar tomonidan chop etilgan nazariy adabiyotlar asosida maqolada axloqiy rivojlanish qaror qabul qilish jarayoniga qanday ta‘sir etishi va aksincha, qaror qabul qilish tajribasi axloqiy rivojlanishni qanday shakllantirishi ko‘rsatilgan yaxlit model taklif etiladi. Shuningdek, ushbu ikki kompetensiyaga ta‘sir qiluvchi institutsional, madaniy va ta‘limiy omillar yoritilib, sog‘liqni saqlash tashkilotlarida axloqiy professionallik va qaror qabul qilish salohiyatini kuchaytirish bo‘yicha tavsiyalar beriladi.</p>
      </trans-abstract>
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        <kwd>ethical development</kwd>
        <kwd>medical decision-making</kwd>
        <kwd>mid-career medical staff</kwd>
        <kwd>professional ethics</kwd>
        <kwd>clinical reasoning</kwd>
        <kwd>healthcare quality</kwd>
        <kwd>moral judgment</kwd>
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        <kwd>этическое развитие</kwd>
        <kwd>принятие медицинских решений</kwd>
        <kwd>медицинские работники среднего этапа карьеры</kwd>
        <kwd>профессиональная этика</kwd>
        <kwd>клиническое мышление</kwd>
        <kwd>качество здравоохранения</kwd>
        <kwd>моральное суждение</kwd>
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        <kwd>axloqiy rivojlanish</kwd>
        <kwd>tibbiy qaror qabul qilish</kwd>
        <kwd>o‘rta faoliyat bosqichidagi tibbiyot xodimlari</kwd>
        <kwd>kasbiy etika</kwd>
        <kwd>klinik tafakkur</kwd>
        <kwd>sog‘liqni saqlash sifati</kwd>
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