Development of a scale to evaluate medical professional identity formation
Development of a scale to evaluate medical professional identity formation
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DOI:
10.1186/s12909-019-1499-9
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发表时间:
2019-02-28
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Tagawa, Masami
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作者:
Tagawa, Masami
BackgroundMedical educators now focus on professional identity formation (PIF), which is a process of psychological development and socialization in the community of practice. This study aimed to develop an instrument to evaluate PIF that can be applied to a large group of medical trainees.MethodsA self-administered questionnaire was created with items on priorities, behavior standards, attitudes, and emotional control of well-developed physicians, in addition to items on their background and experience in playing the role of a physician. The participants were divided into four respondent groups: 4th- and 6th-year medical students and 2nd-year residents at Kagoshima University, and experienced medical doctors (instructors).ResultsUsing factor analysis of data from 318 respondents and respondent group comparison, a developing scale (DS) with 15 items was created.The DS has a five-factor structure and evaluates self-control as a professional (factor 1), awareness of being a medical doctor (factor 2), reflection as a medical doctor (factor 3), execution of social responsibility (factor 4), and external and internal self-harmonization (factor 5). The mean DS score of the instructors was significantly higher than that of the residents (p