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- Title
Resident Scholarship Expectations and Experiences: Sources of Uncertainty as Barriers to Success.
- Authors
LEDFORD, CHRISTY J. W.; SEEHUSEN, DEAN A.; VILLAGRAN, MELINDA M.; CAFFERTY, LAUREN A.; CHILDRESS, MARC A.
- Abstract
Background Scholarly activity during residency is vital to resident learning and ultimately to patient care. Incorporating that activity into training is, however, a challenge for medical educators. Most research on medical student and resident attitudes toward scholarly activity to date has been quantitative and has focused on level of interest, desire to perform scholarship, and perceived importance of scholarship. Objective We explored attitudes, expectations, and barriers regarding participation in scholarly activity among current residents and graduates of a single family medicine residency program. Methods Using a phenomenologic approach, we systematically analyzed data from one-on-one, semistructured interviews with residents and graduates. Interviews included participant expectations and experiences with scholarly activity in residency. Results The 20 participants (residents, 15 [75%]; residency graduates, 5 [25%]) identified uncertainty in their attitudes toward, and expectations regarding, participation in scholarly activity as an overarching theme, which may present a barrier to participation. Themes included uncertainty regarding their personal identity as a clinician, time to complete scholarly activity, how to establish a mentor-mentee relationship, the social norms of scholarship, what counted toward the scholarship requirements, the protocol for completing projects, and the clinical relevance of scholarship. Conclusions Uncertainty about scholarly activity expectations can add to learner anxiety and make performing scholarly activity during residency seem like an insurmountable task. Programs should consider implementing a variety of strategies to foster scholarly activity during residency, including clarifying and codifying expectations and facilitating mentoring relationships with faculty.
- Subjects
FAMILY medicine; PEDIATRICS
- Publication
Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 2013, Vol 5, Issue 4, p564
- ISSN
1949-8349
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4300/JGME-D-12-00280.1