Surreal Becomes Real: Ethical Dilemmas Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Professional Identity Formation of Health Professionals.
J Contin Educ Health Prof
; 41(2): 124-129, 2021 04 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1183044
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Fundamental quandaries of clinical and biomedical ethics for health care professionals, committees, and systems have been raised into stark relief by the COVID-19 pandemic. The nature and extent of critical issues raised by this ongoing crisis, including challenging ethical dilemmas for the health care profession, is likely to have an indelible impact on the professional identity formation (PIF) of learners and practitioners across the trajectory of the professional lifecycle. The lifelong process of PIF for health care practitioners, from learner through independent practice, is supported in medical education by intentional reflection, relationships within community of practice include guidance from mentoring, as well as resilience, both emotional and moral. We consider how grappling with ethical dilemmas related to the COVID-19 pandemic can challenge, inform, and even potentially transform the PIF process, thereby supporting development of a morally resilient, humanistic professional identity in health care trainees and health care professionals.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Professional-Patient Relations
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Self Concept
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Health Personnel
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Contin Educ Health Prof
Journal subject:
Education
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Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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