title: Assessment of Clinical Teachers' Professionalism in Iran: From Residents and Fellowships' Perspective.
abstract: In the present study, professional conduct of clinical teachers in Tehran University of Medical Sciences in Iran was assessed by their residents (n=292) and fellowships (n=48) using a standard questioner called self-reported measurement equipment. This evaluation was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Professionalism was questioned in four domains including clinical teacher-patient, clinical teacher-student, inter-professional and clinical teacher-self relationships. Accordingly, mean scores of the teachers in cases of clinical teacher-patient; clinical teacher-student, inter-professional (teamwork) and clinical teacher-self relations were 61%, 62.2%, 60.6% and 57.6%, respectively. Generally, the teachers achieved 60.35% of the positive scores, and as a result, they were assessed intermediate in the professional behaviors. The residents and fellowships stated that they were not completely satisfied with their teacher's professional conduct and had hidden concerns. It shows that the clinical teachers in our project may not be ideal role models. As a result, developing a comprehensive professionalism and implementing regulations to ensure a successful professionalism are necessary. The precise evaluation of professional conduct in clinical faculty could encourage the maintenance of professional behaviors and potentially decrease negative role modeling and positively influence the hidden curriculums. Operational approaches to formulating regulations and appropriate measures for establishing professional ethics are of great importance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AND Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neurosciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Sima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garshasbi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamidollah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bahador
authors.affiliation: Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neurosciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Nahid
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fakhraei
authors.affiliation: Headache Research Center, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Abolfazl
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farbod
authors.affiliation: Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neurosciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AND Department of Epidemiology and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohammadi
authors.affiliation: Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neurosciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AND School of Medical Education, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Soleiman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmady
authors.affiliation: Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Neurosciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AND Department of Surgery, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Seyed Hassan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Emami Razavi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000068616:Professionalism
keywords: Clinical teachers; Hidden curriculum; Medical professionalism; Residents and fellowships