Rethinking professional identity formation amidst protests and social upheaval: a journey in Africa.

ABSTRACT: The under-representation of minoritized or previously oppressed groups in research challenges the current universal understanding of professional identity formation (PIF). To date, there has been no recognition of an African influence on PIF, which is crucial for understanding this phenomenon in places like South Africa, a society in which the inequity of the apartheid era still prevails. In addition, there is little data examining how social upheaval could impact PIF. This study uses interviews with medical students to explore PIF within the context of social upheaval during the 2015-2016 protests that rocked South Africa when students challenged asymmetries of power and privilege that persisted long after the country's democratic transition. The combination of the primary author's autoet

SUBMITTER: Mokhachane M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10169886 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature