@article{article_1916724, title={Examining ambivalent sexism and gender awareness among medical students}, journal={Cumhuriyet Medical Journal}, volume={48}, pages={61–68}, year={2026}, DOI={10.7197/cmj.1916724}, url={https://izlik.org/JA74PR92NC}, author={Akova, İrem and Fincan, Emine and Cankı, Candan}, keywords={Sexism, Awareness, Medical student, Patients, Physicians}, abstract={Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the ambivalent sexism and gender awareness levels of medical students who will serve society as future physicians and to examine the relationship between these two attitudes. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 404 medical students between May 15, 2025, and June 10, 2025. A sociodemographic data form, the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI), and the Nijmegen Gender Awareness in Medicine Scale (N-GAMS) were used. Results: Of the students, 57.7% were female, and the mean age was 22.2±2.8 years. The students’ mean scores were 3.1 ± 1.1 for hostile sexism, 3.2 ± 1.1 for protective sexism, 4.1 ± 0.5 for gender sensitivity, 2.7 ± 0.9 for gender-role ideology towards patients, and 2.7 ± 0.9 for gender-role ideology towards physicians. There was a high positive correlation between gender-role ideology towards patients and physicians and each of the sub-dimensions of the ASI (hostile and protective sexism) (p < 0.001 for each). Conclusion: This study reveals the clinical significance of the relationship between gender discrimination and gender awareness among medical students. It is believed that structured gender education integrated into the medical education curriculum will contribute to students providing equitable and ethical healthcare free from clinical biases.}, number={2}