FAME: TIME Lecture Series | Professional Identity Formation Across Generations
When:
Thursday, January 8, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Where:
Online
Webcast Link
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
FAME
fame@northwestern.edu
Group: Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators - FAME
Category: Academic, Lectures & Meetings, Grand Rounds
Description:
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.