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TIME Lecture Series: Today's Innovations in Medical Education. Every second Thursday via Zoom!

FAME: TIME Lecture Series | Professional Identity Formation Across Generations

Thursday, January 8, 2026 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Online
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Aashish K. Didwania, MD
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Medicine
John Sherman Appleman Professor of Medical Education
Professor, Medicine (General Internal Medicine), Medical Education

Learning Objectives

1) Define the concept of Professional Identity Formation (PIF) and its relevance in medical education.

2) Describe the key drivers and influences that shape identity formation among medical learners.

3) Explain how intentional attention to PIF affects learner development, well-being, and professional growth.

4) Identify strategies for designing and implementing curricula that effectively foster PIF.

Audience

  • Faculty/Staff
  • Student
  • Post Docs/Docs
  • Graduate Students

Contact

FAME  

fame@northwestern.edu

Interest

  • Academic (general)
  • Medicine

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