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Imad F Btaiche1, Hanine Mansour1
1Pharmacy Practice Department, School of Pharmacy, Lebanese American University, Lebanon, Byblos campus, P.O. Box 36, Lebanon.
Introduction:
Considering the various professional roles of pharmacists, pharmacy students and pharmacists have had difficulty identifying with a clear professional identity. Thereby there is a need for a professional identity formation (PIF) that conveys a consistent message about the role and value of pharmacists. Having a clear professional identity may also be a driver to advance the pharmacy profession. While achieving PIF is a challenging path, one element that conceivably contributes to PIF is emotional intelligence (EI). EI is acquired through life experiences and relates to personal and social awareness and the management of emotions and relationships. EI is critical for personal and professional success.
Perspective:
Pharmacy students are exposed to different pharmacists' professional identities. This faces them with challenges as they try to incorporate their roles and expectations into practice. Integrating the core elements of EI into pharmacy education through a variety of teaching and learning methods is essential in the PIF of pharmacy students. PIF will enable pharmacy students to better associate with the profession by "thinking, acting, and feeling like a pharmacist."
Implications:
Both EI and PIF need to be integrated in pharmacy curricula. However, there is paucity of literature on how to best develop, integrate and assess EI and PIF. Therefore, a collaborative comprehensive approach by the pharmacy profession is necessary to that end.
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