University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, 1295 N Martin Ave, PO Box 210202, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2022 Jun;14(6):712-719. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2022.06.001. Epub 2022 Jun 18.
Professional identity describes the internal feeling of belonging to a community, such that someone "thinks, feels, and acts" like a member of a profession. Clear professional identity formation can improve the transition from school to work. However, there is limited knowledge about student pharmacists' perceptions of their professional identity. This research aimed to identify and compare student pharmacists' perceptions of their professional identity and to compare those perceptions across class cohorts.
Data were collected using an online questionnaire that incorporated professional identity labels drawn from previous research. The questionnaire was administered over four weeks to all student pharmacists at one United States pharmacy school. Data were analyzed using chi-square tests.
One hundred sixteen responses were received (24% response rate) from the four graduating class years (2020-2023). Respondents were predominantly female (73%), Caucasian (43%), and had obtained at least a bachelor's degree (58%). "Medicine Adviser" was the most frequently selected professional identity (38%). "Business Person" was the least frequently selected professional identity (0%). There was no relationship between professional identities and cohorts of students.
Student pharmacists in this study selected multiple professional identities, suggesting pharmacy students and the profession have yet to consolidate their own identity. There was no relationship between student pharmacists' professional identity selections and cohort, suggesting that professional identity formation did not change as a result of moving through the didactic curriculum. Additional training, curricular modification, and faculty support may be warranted to support student pharmacists with their professional identity development.
职业认同描述了一种归属感，即个体“思考、感受和行动”像某一职业的成员。清晰的职业认同形成可以促进从学校到工作的过渡。然而，关于学生药剂师对自身职业认同的看法的知识有限。本研究旨在确定和比较学生药剂师对其专业身份的看法，并比较不同班级群体之间的看法。
使用在线问卷收集数据，该问卷纳入了先前研究中得出的职业认同标签。该问卷在四周内向一所美国药学院的所有学生药剂师进行了管理。使用卡方检验对数据进行分析。
从四个毕业年级（2020-2023 年）收到了 116 份回复（24%的回复率）。受访者主要为女性（73%）、白种人（43%），并至少获得了学士学位（58%）。“医学顾问”是最常被选择的专业身份（38%）。“商人”是选择最少的专业身份（0%）。专业身份与学生群体之间没有关系。
本研究中的学生药剂师选择了多种专业身份，这表明药学学生和该行业尚未确定自己的身份。学生药剂师的专业身份选择与年级之间没有关系，这表明专业身份的形成并没有因为通过理论课程而改变。可能需要额外的培训、课程修改和教师支持，以支持学生药剂师的专业身份发展。
