Siddique Uzma, Mahboob Usman, Mahsood Naheed, Mehboob Bushra, Abdullah Ayesha S, Baseer Munazza
Department of Health Professions Education and Research, Peshawar Medical College, Warsak Road, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Institute of Health Professions Education & Research, Khyber Medical University Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
BMC Med Educ. 2025 Apr 2;25(1):475. doi: 10.1186/s12909-025-07025-w.
The professional identity formation (PIF) of postgraduate trainees in basic health sciences is critical to their educational journey. Yet, appropriate measurement tools are lacking. This research aimed to adapt and modify an existing PIF scale to assess the professional identities of postgraduate basic health sciences trainees.
A mixed-method study was conducted to validate a modified PIF scale. An instrument was developed following AMEE Guide 87 (A. R. Artino et al.) (1). Seven medical educationalists and basic health science postgraduate supervisors established its content validity and reliability. Cognitive interviews were conducted with 15 participants, and the tool was validated through the Delphi technique. Piloting was undertaken on a simple random sample of 500 postgraduate trainees. Psychometric analyses, including structure factor analysis, internal consistency testing, and qualitative content analysis, were used to evaluate the modified scale.
Five factors related to professional identity formation were identified: "Commitment to Professional Identity, belonging and Values," "Pursuit of Knowledge and Excellence," "Professional Growth and Collaboration," Personal Growth and Reflection," and "Confidence and impact." The modified PIF scale demonstrated robust psychometric properties, including a well-defined factor structure, significant reliability, and high internal consistency. With a Cronbach alpha 0.97, the PIF scale's five kept variables accounted for 99.99% of the variance.
The study found the modified PIF scale to be a reliable tool for assessing the professional identities of postgraduate trainees in basic health sciences. It developed a 50-item tool with five valid factors to evaluate professional identity for postgraduate trainees.
基础健康科学研究生学员的职业身份形成对其教育历程至关重要。然而，缺乏合适的测量工具。本研究旨在对现有的职业身份形成量表进行改编和修订，以评估基础健康科学研究生学员的职业身份。
采用混合方法研究来验证修订后的职业身份形成量表。根据医学教育促进协会指南87（A.R. 阿蒂诺等人）（1）开发了一种工具。七名医学教育工作者和基础健康科学研究生导师确定了其内容效度和信度。对15名参与者进行了认知访谈，并通过德尔菲技术对该工具进行了验证。对500名研究生学员的简单随机样本进行了预试验。使用包括结构因子分析、内部一致性测试和定性内容分析在内的心理测量分析来评估修订后的量表。
确定了与职业身份形成相关的五个因素：“对职业身份、归属感和价值观的承诺”、“对知识和卓越的追求”、“职业成长与合作”、“个人成长与反思”以及“自信与影响”。修订后的职业身份形成量表表现出强大的心理测量特性，包括明确的因子结构、显著的信度和高内部一致性。职业身份形成量表的五个保留变量的Cronbach's α系数为0.97，解释了99.99%的方差。
该研究发现修订后的职业身份形成量表是评估基础健康科学研究生学员职业身份的可靠工具。它开发了一个包含50个项目、具有五个有效因子的工具来评估研究生学员的职业身份。
