Purpose A fundamental goal of medical education is supporting learners in forming a
professional identity. While it is known that learners perceive clinical teachers to be critically …

Background: Professional identity formation is a key aim of medical education, yet empiric
data on how this forms are limited. Methods: Our study is a qualitative analysis of student …

Background: Professional identity, or how a doctor thinks of himself or herself as a doctor, is
considered to be as critical to medical education as the acquisition of skills and knowledge …

Purpose Most clinical teachers have not been trained to teach, and faculty development for
clinical teachers is undermined by poor attendance, inadequate knowledge transfer, and …

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 …

The teaching of professionalism is an established best practice in healthcare education. This
chapter highlights a more recent focus among educators in health professions to impart not …

Purpose Medical educators should foster students' professional attitudes because
individuals are more likely to act in accordance with medicine's professional values if these …

Phenomenon: Professional identity formation is a key component of health professional
education. Changing expectations of healthcare requires more than competencies, but also …

Recent calls to focus on identity formation in medicine propose that educators establish as a
goal of medical education the support and guidance of students and residents as they …

Purpose Medical educators have expressed concern that students' professional identities do
not always align with their expectations or with professional standards. The authors propose …