OPDVM-716-A0: Professional Identity I

This course will facilitate the holistic approach and evolution of student professional identity within the veterinary medical profession. Students will apply research from veterinary medical practice, theory of identity development, components of positive psychology, and well-being to their individual contexts to best support professional identity growth and development. Topics include individual and professional mindsets, the role of values and beliefs in facilitating professional identity development, and challenges veterinary students and professionals experience with professional identity development, among other topics. The course requires reflection that demonstrates forethought and critical analysis through sustaining practice with different types of knowledge and discussion.