The profession of pharmacy in the U.S. must promote a unified professional identity to advance practice transformation for the next generation of pharmacists. While efforts to define and embed professional identity and professional identity formation in pharmacy programs are underway, they are generally considered from an occupational perspective. However, personal identity, diversity-and individualistic factors, and developmental influences must be considered and embedded in pharmacy education for effective professional identity formation. Personal identity and its formation are often ignored in this conversation because the profession is focused on establishing a professional identity. To address this, the AACP Strategic Plan 2021-2024 emphasizes professional practice identity of future pharmacists in the context of a culture of pharmacy transformation and change, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, part of the transformation in pharmacy, and the overall well-being of educators and healthcare providers. While the Strategic Plan is committed to change-making, this is simply one starting point. The pharmacy academy can and must do more by examining the influence of self-identity, values, behaviors, traits, emotional intelligence, metacognition, and diversity on student pharmacists’ professional identity. Exploring the intersectionality of professional and personal identity will clarify mechanisms for their inclusion in the curriculum and co-curriculum for PharmD programs. As an academy charged with sculpting the future of our profession, we must expand professional belonging by including personal belonging for effective change-making that continually improves organizational culture and vitality.
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How do concepts of diverse belongings, identities, and relationships affect pharmacist and pharmacy students’ professional identity and professional identity formation?
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The impact of a fractured pharmacist professional identity on pharmacy advocacy.
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The impact of the PharmD didactic, experiential, interprofessional, and service-based education on professional identity formation
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Recruitment, admissions, onboarding, retention, graduation, and professional identity formation
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Relationship between organizational and institutional core values, personal identity, and professional identity
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The impacts of academic policy and PharmD curriculum on professional identity formation.
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Alignment of emotional intelligence and professional identity formation in pharmacy training
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Impact of emotional intelligence on life-long learning and work performance
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Developing academic policies and structures to help with student professional identity formation
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Establishing policies and procedures promoting learning as a future healthcare provider
Authors should submit an extended abstract (up to 1,000 words) to ashim.malhotra@cnsu.edu using the subject line AJPE Thematic Edition by April 1, 2022. Abstracts for research papers and briefs should include the following sections: Objective, Methods, Results (preliminary), and Conclusion. Authors should place increased emphasis on the methods section. Abstracts for reviews and commentaries should include a statement for each of the following sections: Background, Objectives, and Significance. When submitting the extended abstract, please also indicate the topical area being addressed, the type of article, and the rationale for the paper. Reviews, integrative reviews, research articles, qualitative research articles will be prioritized over briefs and commentaries.
Upon review of the proposals, the guest co-editors will extend an invitation for authors to submit a full manuscript for publication consideration by April 15, 2022. Manuscripts should be submitted to AJPE by July 15, 2022.
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