Professional identity struggle and ideology: A qualitative study of residents' experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To enter a profession is to take on a new identity. Professional identity formation can be difficult, with medical learners struggling to adopt professional norms. The role of ideology in medical socialisation may offer insight into these tensions experienced by medical learners. Ideology is the system of ideas and representations that dominates the minds of individuals or social groups and calls individuals into certain ways of being and acting in the world. In this study, we use the concept of ideology to explore residents' experiences with identity struggle during residency.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative exploration of residents in three specialties at three academic institutions in the United States. Participants engaged in a 1.5-hour session involving

SUBMITTER: Sawatsky AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10592531 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature