Formation of Our Professional Identities

Professional Identity

Metaphor:

• Who we ARE: “Healer”

What:

• Values, Beliefs, Personal+Social

How:

• Socialization: Tacit/Implicit, Role Models, Guided reflection alone and with others

Assessment:

• Relations: “thinking, acting, feeling”, communication

Goal:

• Committed to Values, Adaptable, Resilient

Guided by:

• Life’s Meaning, “Social Contract”, Obligations/Expectations: patients, community, peers, family/friends

Stages:

• Lay-person, student, resident/fellow, practitioner