Being, becoming, and belonging: reconceptualizing professional identity formation in medicine

Frontiers in Medicine, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11

Опубликована: Авг. 27, 2024

Over the last decade, there has been a drive to emphasize professional identity formation in medical education. This shift had important and positive implications for education of physicians. However, increasing recognition longstanding structural inequalities within society profession highlighted how conceptualizations have also unintended harmful consequences. These include experiences threat exclusion, promotion norms values that over-emphasize preferences culturally dominant groups. In this paper, authors put forth reconceptualization process medicine through elaboration 3 schematic representations. Evolutions understandings formation, as described re-defining socialization an active involving critical engagement with norms, emphasizing role agency, recognizing importance belonging or exclusion on one’s sense self. The framed their analysis evidence-informed educational guide aim supporting development identities which embrace diverse ways being, becoming, profession, while simultaneously upholding standards required meet its obligations patients society.

Язык: Английский

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Beyond the Box: Focussing on Shared Humanity in Medical Professionalism

The Clinical Teacher, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 22(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 5, 2025

Язык: Английский

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When Personal Identity Meets Professional Identity: A Qualitative Study of Professional Identity Formation of International Medical Graduate Resident Physicians in the United States

International Medical Education, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 4(1), С. 1 - 1

Опубликована: Янв. 22, 2025

International medical graduates (IMGs) account for 25% of the physician workforce in United States, yet little is known about their professional identity formation (PIF). This qualitative study explores process PIF IMG residents with special attention to how they integrate intersectional marginalized personal identities. Method: Using a social constructivist approach, researchers conducted semi-structured individual interviews 15 resident physicians States. The authors analyzed data using constant comparison approach and identified themes by consensus. Results: Participants described journey beginning before starting residencies US. Their was challenging due structural barriers associated immigrant status. Furthermore, participants reported more difficulties if did not look white. When pre-existing identities clashed American norm, suppressed or compartmentalized these However, also that diverse could be assets provision care patient populations. Conclusions: reveals tension experienced IMGs different strategies employed navigate conflicts norms. suggests reimagining frameworks cultivate workforce.

Язык: Английский

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Belonging in dual roles: exploring professional identity formation among disabled healthcare students and clinicians

Advances in Health Sciences Education, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 7, 2024

The development of a robust professional identity is pivotal aspect every healthcare professional's educational journey. Critical social perspectives are increasingly influencing the examination formation within professions. While understanding how disabled students and practitioners integrate disability into their crucial, we have limited knowledge about actual identity. This study aims to investigate clinicians in professions actively shape during journeys. We conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with 27 29 clinicians, conducting up three per participant over year, resulting 124 interviews. Participants represented five professions: medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physical work. Employing constructivist grounded theory approach, our data analysis revealed two prominent dimensions: (a) contextualization processes (b) navigation dimension which explored. emerging model sheds light on dynamic involved formation, emphasizing significance supportive environment for practitioners. Such an fosters negotiation both identities. Moreover, this recognizes importance re-examination concepts professionalism In conclusion, research underscores supporting multifaceted among individuals

Язык: Английский

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Complexity and objectivity in teaching interprofessional healthcare communication

Patient Education and Counseling, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 131, С. 108558 - 108558

Опубликована: Ноя. 21, 2024

Язык: Английский

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