Professional Identity Formation: Linking Meaning to Well-Being

Autor/inn/en	Toubassi, Diana; Schenker, Carly; Roberts, Michael; Forte, Milena
Titel	Professional Identity Formation: Linking Meaning to Well-Being
Quelle	In: Advances in Health Sciences Education, 28 (2023) 1, S.305-318 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Toubassi, Diana) ORCID (Schenker, Carly) ORCID (Roberts, Michael) ORCID (Forte, Milena)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1382-4996
DOI	10.1007/s10459-022-10146-2
Schlagwörter	Medical Students; Professional Identity; Individual Development; Well Being; Data Interpretation; World Views; Job Satisfaction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individuelle Entwicklung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Data evaluation; Datenauswertung; World view; Weltanschauung; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit
Abstract	Trainee distress and burnout continue to be serious concerns for educational programs in medicine, prompting the implementation of numerous interventions. Although an expansive body of literature suggests that the experience of meaning at work is critical to professional wellbeing, relatively little attention has been paid to how this might be leveraged in the educational milieu. We propose that professional identity formation (PIF), the process by which trainees come to not only attain competence, but additionally to "think, act and feel" like physicians, affords us a unique opportunity to ground trainees in the meaningfulness of their work. Using the widely accepted tri-partite model of meaning, we outline how this process can contribute to wellbeing. We suggest strategies to optimize the influence of PIF on wellbeing, offering curricular suggestions, as well as ideas regarding the respective roles of communities of practice, teachers, and formative educational experiences. Collectively, these encourage trainees to act as intentional agents in the making of their novel professional selves, anchoring them to the meaningfulness of their work, and supporting their short and long-term wellbeing. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01