Increasingly, information and communication technology (ICT) uses are transforming professional activities and interactions in ways that challenge traditional assumptions about professional identity. In this paper, we consider how ICT uses by research scientists in oceanography and marine biology shape professional identity. Empirical data are drawn from an ongoing study of ICT use in collabora...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this article is to describe chiropractic professional identity as espoused by the Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. DISCUSSION Professional identity is a construct that begins formation prior to career selection, can be considered the backbone of health care education, and has been linked to career success. Los Angeles College of Chiropractic's professional ident...

BACKGROUND Although professional identity development is an important concept in medical education, the process has not been well-investigated from a student perspective. PURPOSE This study examines the metaphorical images formulated by first grade medical students in Turkey to describe physicians in the context of establishing a professional identity, along with its limitations. METHOD Par...