Professional identity formation in public health residents: participation in the vast landscape of practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the global shift from curative to preventive care, an increasing number of physicians venture in the field of public health (PH), which could entail changes in their scope of practice and professional identity. Professional Identity Formation (PIF) is progressively regarded as a vital part of competency-based medical education. Although it has been extensively studied in clinical settings, less is known about how physicians' PIF unfolds outside of traditional clinical environments and what is required to support this process. This study aims to explore how medical residents' PIF unfolds in the context of PH.

Methods

In this study we used a descriptive qualitative approach, from the perspective of a constructivist paradigm. Cruess's conceptual framework of PIF

SUBMITTER: Verlind-Brouwer YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12560368 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature