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  • Medical Education
  • Professional Identity Development
  • Sociology of Medicine

Background:

  • Medical education aims to foster professional identity through socialization.
  • Trainees must reconcile personal identities with professional expectations.
  • Underrepresented ethnic groups face unique challenges due to cultural incongruence in medicine's dominant ideology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the phenomenon of identity dissonance in medical trainees.
  • To understand the impact of cultural incongruence on professional identity formation.
  • To explore strategies for supporting trainees experiencing identity dissonance.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of trainee experiences with professional identity formation.
  • Exploration of the concept of identity dissonance.
  • Application of subjectification as a theoretical framework.

Main Results:

  • Identity dissonance arises from conflicts between personal and professional identities.
  • This dissonance can be traumatic, affecting academic and professional progress.
  • Detrimental effects threaten workforce diversity and health equity.

Conclusions:

  • Educators must recognize and address implicit biases in professionalism standards.
  • Distinct challenges faced by underrepresented trainees require targeted support.
  • Subjectification offers a framework for guiding trainees through identity dissonance and fostering inclusive professional development.