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

ABSTRACT: The development of a robust professional identity is a pivotal aspect of every healthcare professional's educational journey. Critical social perspectives are increasingly influencing the examination of professional identity formation within healthcare professions. While understanding how disabled students and practitioners integrate a disability identity into their professional identity is crucial, we have limited knowledge about the actual formation of their professional identity. This study aims to investigate how disabled students and clinicians in healthcare professions actively shape their professional identity during their educational and professional journeys. We conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with 27 students and 29 clinicians, conducting up to three interviews per

SUBMITTER: Mayer Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12390862 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature