Abstract:
Students in the fields of healthcare undergo a process of Professional Identity Formation (PIF), in which they begin to think, act, and feel like a member of their chosen health profession. PIF is important to health professions because it socializes novices to their community’s values and standards, and promotes responsibility and ownership of patient care. Through research done at the Medical College of Georgia, three categories of simulation scenario design elements have been identified as contributing to the promotion of PIF in clinical students. This framework of clinical case elements, scripting, and learner role organizes a total of eight scenario components that can maximize the identity formation of learners during a simulation experience. This framework can be used to both refine existing and develop new simulation scenarios across the health professions.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the evidence of professional identity formation in simulation.
- Discuss the Professional Identity Design Framework.
- Apply the PIF Design Framework to a simulation case in medicine, nursing or any other healthcare profession.