Do You Have Any ID? Exploring Opinions and Understanding of Year 4 MPharm Students on Professional Identity.
Am J Pharm Educ
; 87(7): 100084, 2023 07.
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| ID: mdl-37380256
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate Year 4 Master of Pharmacy students' understanding and sense of professional identity (PI) and explore the factors that positively and negatively impact PI formation in the undergraduate program.METHODS:
Three focus groups were conducted in January 2022 with 5-8 participants per group. Audio from the focus groups was recorded and recordings were transcribed verbatim. Reflexive thematic analysis was employed to construct themes and subthemes.RESULTS:
Four themes, with associated subthemes, were generated. The themes were 'Understanding PI', 'Experience of Master of Pharmacy degree', 'Interaction and comparison with others,' and 'Development of self'.CONCLUSION:
Participant understanding of PI reflected the wider literature, including ambiguity as to what it means to a pharmacist in training. The lens of legitimate peripheral participation in a community of practice was used to reflect on curricular and educational approaches to support undergraduate PI formation. Participants expressed that patient-focused learning experiences and opportunities to participate in authentic professional activities alongside peers and more experienced members of the pharmacy community positively contribute to PI formation. This suggests that a sociocultural perspective where learning is viewed as legitimate peripheral participation in a community of practice provides a valid theoretical basis to underpin curriculum design.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Estudantes de Farmácia
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Serviços Comunitários de Farmácia
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Educação em Farmácia
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article