Abstract: Objective To study the stress status of clinical physicians, help medical students in the 8-year program form correct perspectives of their occupation, and eventually facilitate institution of professionalism education. Methods Interview-based medical student questionnaires on professionalism were dependently designed. Random sampling was used. Results The clinical physicians reported to feel under considerable and persistent stress. No statistically significant difference in degree of stress recognition is observed in association with their current career status or reasons for occupational choices. However, there is statistically significant difference in degree of stress recognition related to their wills of being physicians (P<0.05), showing that more determined physicians tend to feel less pressure. Conclusions Reinforcement in stress recognition and surveillance is recommended in 8-year medical education. Further work should be done to increase the student’s interest in their occupation, enhance their occupational determination, and improve communication between schools and students’ families.

Key words: Clinical doctor, stress, 8-year program , professionalism