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Introduction: Inter-professional teamwork in healthcare usually involves various professions within healthcare reflecting the complexity of the phenomenon of inter-professional teamwork. While previous research studies have highlighted the benefits of such an approach to healthcare delivery, a number of research studies have also highlighted the challenges faced by these inter-professional teams when working together. Furthermore, focusing on professional identity of involved professionals in such work settings has been marked as an area of scholarship that needs more research. The concept of professional identity remains of interest both in practice and academia due to its primary importance to organisations of professional work. Studies have shown the effect professional identity has on interprofessional teamwork and professional interactions where it acts as either an enabler or a constraint depending on …