Tehran University of Medical Sciences Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine 2008-0387 8 0 2016 02 28 96 96 EN Tannaz Ahadi Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Firouzgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Elaheh Mianehsaz Clinical Research Unit, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Gholamreza Raissi Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Firouzgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. SeyedAlireza Moraveji Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran; 5Medical Student, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Vahid Sharifi Medical Student, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 2015 10 14 2015 10 14 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. https://jmehm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmehm/article/view/96 https://jmehm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmehm/article/download/96/79