Professional Identity Formation | List of Frontiers open access articles

Perspective

Published on 27 Aug 2024

Being, becoming, and belonging: reconceptualizing professional identity formation in medicine

in Healthcare Professions Education

Robert Sternszus
Yvonne Steinert
Saleem Razack
J. Donald Boudreau
Linda Snell
Richard L. Cruess

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2024.1438082

14,466 views
32 citations

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Mar 2026

The experience of professional identity formation by palliative care practitioners : an exploratory qualitative study by the Singapore Hospice Council

in Health Workforce

Eng-Koon Ong
Candice Tan
Andy Sim
Min Chiam
April Thant Aung
Arista Tan
Vanessa Ho
Bee Hia Sim

Frontiers in Health Services

Original Research

Published on 02 May 2024

Insights into discrepancies in professional identities and role models in undergraduate medical education in the context of affective burden

in Psychological Therapy and Psychosomatics

Rebecca Erschens
Isabelle Skrypski
Teresa Festl-Wietek
Anne Herrmann-Werner
Sophia Helen Adam
Carla Schröpel
Christoph Nikendei
Stephan Zipfel
Florian Junne

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1358173

3,864 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2015

Bridging and bonding interactions in higher education: social capital and students’ academic and professional identity formation

in Educational Psychology

Dorthe H. Jensen
Jolanda Jetten

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00126

32,731 views
87 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Feb 2025

A longitudinal study on the professional identity formation of health promotion practitioners: evidence from undergraduate students in Switzerland

in Healthcare Professions Education

Verena Biehl
Andreas Bänziger
Frank Wieber

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2025.1491467

4,010 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 May 2025

Workshop on professionalism and professional identity formation for newly recruited faculty at a healthcare university: lessons learnt

in Healthcare Professions Education

Himanshu Pandya
Jagdish Varma
Sarmistha Ghosh
Dinesh Kumar
Anusha Prabhakaran
R. Harihara Prakash

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2025.1544761

2,684 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 03 Jun 2024

Factors affecting professional identity formation of basic medical sciences teachers in Pakistan: a phenomenological analysis of interviews

in Teacher Education

Faiza Kiran
Arshad Javaid
Shazia Irum
Asiya Zahoor
Fareeha Farooq

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2024.1307560

3,375 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Dec 2025

Physical exercise-induced mental health benefits in future physicians: a dual-chain mediation of peer support and professional identity formation

in Health Psychology

Kaiqi Liu
Kaili Pan
Dan Liang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1640506

1,538 views

Methods

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Defining the effective clinical preceptor: a conceptual framework for role modeling in medical education

in Higher Education

Flaviana Cardoso Xavier
Elaine Saraiva Feitosa
Silvia de Melo Cunha
Henrique Luis do Carmo Sá

Frontiers in Education

doi 10.3389/feduc.2026.1679229

638 views

Community Case Study

Published on 07 Jan 2026

Evolving culturally competent veterinary care: a community-based partnership with the Santee Nation

in Veterinary Humanities and Social Sciences

Ronald J. Orchard
Deon LaPointe
Sara Miner
Cayley Conrad
Chris Blevins
Emmanuel Jeje

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1652546

1,123 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Workplace violence, psychological capital, and professional identity among Chinese nursing interns: a latent profile and mediation analysis

in Occupational Health and Safety

Yuqing Liang
Lili Chen
Jie Wang
Dan Su

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1791963

107 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Sep 2025

Connecting with the community—experiences of medical students doing homestays in rural South Africa

in Healthcare Professions Education

Bernhard Gaede

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2025.1610160

1,375 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2024

Do professionalism, leadership, and resilience combine for professional identity formation? Evidence from confirmatory factor analysis

in Healthcare Professions Education

Aine Ryan
Catherine N. Moran
David Byrne
Anne Hickey
Fiona Boland
Denis W. Harkin
Shaista S. Guraya
Abdelsalam Bensaaud
Frank Doyle

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2024.1385489

3,897 views
5 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 10 Dec 2025

Dental students’ perspective on learning activities regarding professionalism. A meta ethnographic review

in Systems Integration

Christina Gummesson
Andreas Agouropoulos
Melanie Nasseripour

Frontiers in Dental Medicine

doi 10.3389/fdmed.2025.1603222

618 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Mar 2022

Professional Identity of 0.24 Million Medical Students in China Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Three Waves of National Cross-Sectional Studies

in Public Health Education and Promotion

Chen Yu
Qiao Liu
Weimin Wang
Ana Xie
Jue Liu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2022.868914

4,007 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Dec 2025

Study on the relationship between perceived social support and professional identity among young medical professionals from the perspective of New Quality Productive Forces

in Occupational Health and Safety

Min Zhang
Minrui Li
Zhengyu Chen
Xiaoxin Lin
Kei Un Wong
Hanxiang Gong
Weizhang Huang
Peijun Lin

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1713656

1,069 views

Articles

Being, becoming, and belonging: reconceptualizing professional identity formation in medicine

The experience of professional identity formation by palliative care practitioners : an exploratory qualitative study by the Singapore Hospice Council

Insights into discrepancies in professional identities and role models in undergraduate medical education in the context of affective burden

Bridging and bonding interactions in higher education: social capital and students’ academic and professional identity formation

A longitudinal study on the professional identity formation of health promotion practitioners: evidence from undergraduate students in Switzerland

Workshop on professionalism and professional identity formation for newly recruited faculty at a healthcare university: lessons learnt

Factors affecting professional identity formation of basic medical sciences teachers in Pakistan: a phenomenological analysis of interviews

Physical exercise-induced mental health benefits in future physicians: a dual-chain mediation of peer support and professional identity formation

Defining the effective clinical preceptor: a conceptual framework for role modeling in medical education

Evolving culturally competent veterinary care: a community-based partnership with the Santee Nation

Workplace violence, psychological capital, and professional identity among Chinese nursing interns: a latent profile and mediation analysis

Connecting with the community—experiences of medical students doing homestays in rural South Africa

Do professionalism, leadership, and resilience combine for professional identity formation? Evidence from confirmatory factor analysis

Dental students’ perspective on learning activities regarding professionalism. A meta ethnographic review

Professional Identity of 0.24 Million Medical Students in China Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Three Waves of National Cross-Sectional Studies

Study on the relationship between perceived social support and professional identity among young medical professionals from the perspective of New Quality Productive Forces