Professionalism in residents of physical medicine and rehabilitation in Iran

Professionalism is the foundation of trust on which the doctor-patient relationship is built. This study was performed to measure

professionalism in Iranian physical medicine and rehabilitation residents as a baseline assessment tool for future studies.

This was a descriptive study. The Persian version of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) questionnaire was

distributed among all the second and third-year residents of the medical state universities of Iran (n=43). Data were summarized

as mean (SD), and independent samples t-test was used for comparison of means between genders, and also between the second

and third-year residents.

Forty questionnaires were analyzed. The mean (± SD) age of respondents was 29.95 (± 2.37) years. The mean score (SD) for the

overall score was 115.15 (± 17.36) out of 150, and the mean score (± SD) for all items was 7.67 (± 1.15) out of 10. The

respondents averaged 5.88 (± 1.69) for items forming the 'excellence' factor, 7.98 (± 1.48) for items in 'altruism/respect' and

8.92 (± 1.26) for items in the 'honor/integrity' subscale.

These data may serve as a baseline for future research in this field. The lowest score pertained to excellence, which needs more

focus in future studies.

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