Describing Professionalism Levels of Health Managers

This research was conducted to determine the level of professionalism of health care managers. Therefore, the personal and professional differences affecting the levels of professionalism of individuals working in private or public hospitals and working as managers in different fields were investigated and the results obtained were compiled. In the study, 123 individuals from the universe of 218 people were reached and the ones who were reached were asked to complete Swailes questionnaire (2003). Results show that the as the level of education increases, levels of professionalism of also increases. According to our results, choosing the occupation consciously has a positive effect on professionalism level. Also, the time of managerial duty was also founded as a factor contributing to the professionalism level. Lastly, the results showed that the level of professionalism is higher among people who positioned as ‘different levels of management’ than those who have other positions. In the light of these results, it is recommended to increase the education levels of the people who work as managers, to help people choose the profession consciously and to provide support for increasing the level of professionalism in all levels, not only in the time of the managerial duty. In addition, it is important to encourage the activities among people who work in different positions in health institutions to increase their professional professionalism skills equally.