Defining the Digital Self: A Qualitative Study to Explore the Digital Component of Professional Identity in the Health Professions

Brandon Ruan   ¹ , BHSc ;   Yusuf Yilmaz   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Daniel Lu   ³ , MD ;   Mark Lee   ¹ , BHSc, DipCLS ;   Teresa M Chan   ^{1, 4, 5} , MD, FRCPC, MHPE, DRCPSC

¹ McMaster Education Research, Innovation, and Theory (MERIT), Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

² Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey

³ Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, ON, Canada

⁴ McMaster Program for Faculty Development / Office of Continuing Professional Development, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

⁵ Division of Emergency Medicine / Division of Education and Innovation, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada