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Rachel W Moquin1, Bola Gawargious, Avi Dobrusin
1Dr. Moquin: Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs and Professional Development, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MI. Dr. Gawargious: Resident Physician, Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Dobrusin: Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MI. Dr. Rosenzweig: Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MI. Dr. Zisblatt: Clinical Assistant Professor and Education Specialist, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI.
Health professions educators can enhance their professional identity as teachers through arts-based capstone projects. This visual reflection method fosters self-awareness, improves teaching skills, and strengthens commitment to academic medicine.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Professional Identity Formation
- Arts-Based Research
Background:
- Health care professionals lack formal training for developing a teacher identity.
- Arts-based activities in education promote reflection and self-discovery for identity development.
- This study explores a capstone art assignment for immersive identity development in health professions educators.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the effectiveness of a capstone art assignment in fostering professional identity formation among health professions educators.
- To explore how arts-based methods can support the integration of the educator role.
Main Methods:
- Early career health professions educators participated in a 6-month professional development program.
- Participants completed a final drawing project and written reflections on their envisioned roles as educators.
- The curriculum was grounded in the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Clinician Educator Milestones.
Main Results:
- Quantitative surveys showed significant improvements (P ≤ .0001) in role perception, milestones, feedback, didactics, bias, and teaching skills, with large effect sizes (|r| > .8).
- Thematic analysis revealed key themes: curriculum influence on identity, reflections on identity, and the influence of identity on practice.
- The drawing activity demonstrably supported self-perception and integration of the educator role.
Conclusions:
- Visual reflection is a potent method for enhancing professional identity in health professions educators.
- Arts-based approaches can improve professional development by increasing self-awareness and commitment to teaching.
- Utilizing arts-based methods may contribute to higher retention rates in academic medicine.
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