Student Pharmacists’ Professional Identity Perceptions and Identification with the Pharmacy Profession: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study

IF 3.1 4区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-26 DOI:10.1016/j.ajpe.2025.101907

Imad F. Btaiche, Roy Kanbar

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Abstract

Objective

This study explored the identification of second-year professional student pharmacists with the pharmacy profession while enrolled in an elective course on career opportunities.

Methods

Two validated instruments were used: the professional identity (PI) constructs of pharmacists and the 9 items from the Macleod-Clark Professional Identity Scale (MCPIS-9). Students completed the questionnaire at the beginning and end of the course during the fall and spring semesters of the 2023–2024 academic year. Data regarding students' perceptions of PI and their identification with the pharmacy profession were analyzed and compared for the 2 cohorts combined between the start and end of the course.

Results

Student pharmacists selected multiple PIs. At the end of the course, students primarily identified with the PIs of entrepreneur (60%), business person (46%), medicines adviser (40%), and clinical practitioner (40%). By the end of the course, students felt more positive about their professional connections, sense of belonging, and identification with the profession than at the beginning. This was reflected in a significant increase in the overall MCPIS-9 score averages from 3.08 to 3.23 from the start to the end of the course.

Conclusion

An early elective course that guides student pharmacists in personal and professional development strengthens students’ identification with the pharmacy profession. Students identified with multiple PIs, and their predominant choices were primarily related to their familiarity with the pharmacists’ identities.

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学生药师的职业认同知觉与对药学职业的认同：一项观察性横断面研究。

目的：探讨药学专业二年级学生选修药学专业时的就业机会识别。方法：采用药师PI构念和麦克劳德-克拉克职业认同量表（MCPIS-9）中的9个项目进行验证。学生们在2023-2024学年的秋季和春季学期的课程开始和结束时完成了问卷调查。有关学生对PI的看法和他们对药学专业的认同的数据在课程开始和结束时对两个队列进行了分析和比较。结果：学生识别出多个pi。在课程结束时，学生主要认同企业家（60%），商人（46%），药品顾问（40%）和临床医生（40%）的pi。到课程结束时，与课程开始相比，学生们对自己的专业关系、归属感和对专业成员的认同感到更加积极。这反映在从课程开始到结束，MCPIS-9的总体平均分数分别从3.08上升到3.23。结论：早期选修课指导学生药师的个人和专业发展，增强学生对药学职业的认同。学生认同多个药师身份，他们的优势选择主要与他们对药师身份的熟悉程度有关。

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American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 医学-学科教育

CiteScore

4.30

自引率

15.20%

发文量

114

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