Selim ALTANHüseyin ELBİAynur ÇAKMAKÇI ÇETİNKAYASüheyla RAHMAN2024-07-242024-07-2420191303-4332http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/22461The medical education defined in the medical school curricula aims to ensure that eachstudent not only has the knowledge and skills required to treat patients, but also has a professionalidentity and professional understanding to enable them to think and act as a physician.However, in recent years, the definition, functioning and measurement of professionalism hasbecome an important concern for medical students, institutions and educators involved in theeducation of students. In this paper, the perception of professionalism of intern medical studentswas investigated. This study is a conceptual analysis of the phenomenon of professionalismin medicine with the Word Association Test (WAT) among intern physicians. A qualitativestudy was conducted with the word association test method with 44 students. Face to face interviewmethods were used. When the data of the research were analyzed, six themes were determinedinternally for professional medical students in the internal context. Theme names andfrequency numbers they received: dutifulness, respectfulness, compassionateness, equitability,trustworthiness, and empathy. The article discusses the first 3 themes with the highest frequencyvalues due to space limitations. These themes are in line with the Professionalism content,which is one of the seven core capabilities of the CANMed-New GenerationCompetency-Based Medicine Education program. The findings show how effective role modeland clinical practice are in the learning of professionalism. The theoretical and clinical internshiptraining given by medical educators should be managed professionally and the interventionsrequired by the academic hierarchy must be carried out in a timely manner.engAraştırma Makalesi10.5336/mdethic.2019-66851