General practice residents’ perspectives on their professional identity formation: a qualitative study

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To move beyond professionalism as a measurable competency, medical educators have highlighted the importance of forming a professional identity, in which learners come to ‘think, act, and feel like physicians’. This socialisation process is known as professional identity formation (PIF). Few empirical studies on PIF in residency have been undertaken. None of these studies focused on PIF during the full length of GP training as well as the interplay of concurrent socialising factors. Understanding the socialisation process involved in the development of a resident’s professional identity and the roles of influencing factors and their change over time could add to a more purposeful approach to PIF. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the process of PIF during the full leng

SUBMITTER: Barnhoorn P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9301807 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature