Qihe Zhong

School of Medical Imaging, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China Background: In the post-pandemic era, medical students face increased occupational uncertainty. Future work self-salience as a prospective dimension of self-awareness, shapes career choices and constitutes a core driver of professional engagement. However, few studies have explored the relationship between future work self-salience and occupational sense of mission among medical students or its underlying mechanisms.