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White Coat Ceremony as a Professional Identity Formation Activity in a United States Family Medicine Residency
Jacob Lee Bidwell1,2, Mark W Robinson2,3, Catherine De Grandville2,4
1Designated Institutional Official, Graduate Medical Education Programs, Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Introduction:
White coat ceremonies (WCCs) in medical school mark the transition of students to medicine, beginning their professional identity formation as a physician. However, a literature/web search revealed a paucity of residency-focused WCCs.
Methods:
A 90-minute Family Medicine Residency (FM) WCC was designed to support residents' professional identity formation as a specialty physician. Through faculty narratives and brief histories of the white coat and the specialty, the WCC concludes with new residents donning their specialty embroidered white coats. A brief e-survey was sent to attendees, and WCC leaders were debriefed to determine the value and key elements of WCC.
Results:
Seventy-nine percent of survey respondents (34/43) agreed that the WCC is an important transition event for residents' identity while reaffirming FM values for faculty/staff. WCC leaders identified critical steps for initiating a WCC.
Conclusion:
A resident WCC formally marks the transition to specialty physician identity.
Lessons Learned:
Ceremony structure will evolve over time.
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