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Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Residents' Professional Identity Formation

Grant number: PSI_madrazo_l_zhang_g_goldszmidt_m_exploring_the_impact_of_covid_19_on_residents_professional_identity_formation_q4_2020

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2022

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $7,901.89

  • Principal Investigator

    L Madrazo

  • Research Location

    Canada

  • Lead Research Institution

    London Health Sciences Centre

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Health Systems Research

  • Research Subcategory

    Health workforce

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Physicians

Abstract

Professional identity formation (PIF) is the process through which individuals become doctors as they go through medical training. PIF is vitally important in medical education as it involves the development of professional values, actions, and aspirations that align with the public trust. The current COVID-19 pandemic presents a seminal moment of crisis that will undoubtedly influence the PIF of this generation of physicians. Through online group interviews and qualitative data analysis, the investigators' study seeks to better understand how a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic influences the PIF of internal medicine residents across Ontario. Understanding how residents make sense of their experiences during the pandemic can help mentors and residency programs to better support trainees in moments of crisis.