Factors Influencing Professional Identity Construction in Fourth-Year Pharmacy Students

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Objectives. To explore the key factors that influence professional identity construction in fourth-year pharmacy students enrolled in a Doctor of Pharmacy program.Methods. A single-site instrumental case study of current fourth-year pharmacy students from the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, was used. Thirteen students participated in semistructured interviews. Poststructural social identity theories were used to analyze the data and identify themes that influence identity construction in pharmacy students.Results. Data analysis identified five overarching themes that influence pharmacy student professional identity construction: path to pharmacy, curriculum, environment, preceptors, and patient interactions. The Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy curriculum prioritized the health care provider identity, which influenced the students desire to "become" clinicians. Based on their internalized health care provider identity, they rejected preceptors and practice environments that negatively impacted their ability to embody this identity.Conclusion. The findings of this study suggest that pharmacy students align themselves strongly with health care provider identities at the cost of other potentially relevant identities. Pharmacy education programs may benefit from curricular reforms that incorporate and legitimize multiple pharmacist identities to ensure a strong pharmacy workforce for the future.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:87

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American journal of pharmaceutical education - 87(2023), 3 vom: 21. Apr., Seite ajpe9110

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kellar, Jamie [VerfasserIn]
Martimianakis, Maria Athina [VerfasserIn]
van der Vleuten, Cees P M [VerfasserIn]
Oude Egbrink, Mirjam G A [VerfasserIn]
Austin, Zubin [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Pharmacy education
Professional identity
Professional socialization

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Date Completed 04.04.2023

Date Revised 08.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.5688/ajpe9110

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347852696