| "D.O. or Die": Identity Negotiation Among Osteopathic Medical Students. | |
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PMID: 21184311 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Doctors of osteopathic medicine (D.O.s) have historically faced an uphill battle to gain professional legitimacy and credibility in a U.S. medical culture dominated by allopathic medicine. Today, struggles surrounding the negotiation of a professional osteopathic identity can be found among osteopathic medical students who actively debate the merits of a potential change in the D.O. designation. This study examines identity construction by analyzing osteopathic medical students' accounts of identity that reveal certain ways they negotiate their emerging professional selves. By merging current literature on identity negotiation from health and organizational communication, we highlight the complex relationship between the discursive construction of professional identity and the embodied and material consequences of becoming a D.O. |
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Stephanie Norander; Joseph P Mazer; Benjamin R Bates |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2010-12-22 |
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Title: Health communication Volume: - ISSN: 1532-7027 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-12-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8908762 Medline TA: Health Commun Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 1-12 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Communication, Missouri State University. |
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