“…11 Others experience identity dissonance through fractures between personal (eg, being empathic, compassionate humans) and professional (eg, being objective, detached experts) identities. 12 And some become disenchanted when experiencing professionalism dilemmas (eg, witnessing or participating in workplace professionalism lapses), leading them to experience dissonance between their sometimes morally dubious actions and their moral identities. 2 Finally, even if appropriate professional identities are formed, they might be threatened under certain circumstances, including changing doctorepatient relationships (eg, threatening doctors' authority), patient complaint situations, poor media reports, the use of negative stereotypical labels, changing roles and responsibilities (eg, blurring professional boundaries), the removal of dress codes (eg, white coats), regulatory processes (eg, revalidation), and working hours restrictions (threatening traditional rites of passage).…”