Medical Education · 2020 · 23 citations · 1 references
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identity formation (PIF), defined as how learners come to 'think, act, and feel like a physician.' 1 Medical students develop their identities as emerging professionals through training, and a crisis such as a pandemic alters, impedes or accelerates this process. A crisis catalyses transformative learning by serving as a disorienting dilemma, and educators can harness this opportunity for growth.
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