Conceptualizing Professional Identity Formation in Medicine

• Published in: Academic medicine Vol. 99; no. 3; p. 343
• Main Authors: Sarraf-Yazdi, Shiva, Goh, Suzanne, Krishna, Lalit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2024
• Subjects: Education, Medical; Humans; Physicians; Self Concept; Social Identification; Socialization

Professional Identity Formation (PIF) in medicine is the gradual transformation that occurs in the process of becoming a doctor, as professional values, beliefs, behaviors, relationships, roles, and responsibilities become integrated into an aggregate of existing identities. 1 Conceptually, this pro...