As the lipstick rubs off: an autoethnography of impression management in a medical education conference
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Impression management is the projection of attitudes, beliefs, or actions which are not wholly authentic, to influence perceptions of oneself. This paper describes an autoethnography, conducted in a medical education conference, detailing the process of impression management. The researcher is a PhD student and early-career clinician who wears multiple hats as a student, teacher, and researcher, allowing multiple viewpoints to play into the process of impression management. The autoethnography walks through a process of preparation, impression management, and authenticity which emerged during the observation period, ending with several takeaways to guide further research in this space.
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