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Participation and progression: new medical graduates entering professional practice
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posted on 2011-12-01, 00:00 authored by Margaret BearmanMargaret Bearman, Mary LawsonMary Lawson, A JonesThe first year of practice after medical school is considered to be an essential part of becoming a medical practitioner in Australia. Previous qualitative investigations have investigated a number of significant aspects of this early stage of professional development. This qualitative study explores experiences and developing professional identities during internship. Thirty interns and six intern supervisors were interviewed from three different Australian states. Grounded theory techniques were used to develop three key themes: internship-as-participation, internship-as-progression, and conflicts, parallels, disturbances and outliers. Key findings were: the important balance between support from colleagues and development through taking independent responsibility; and the strength of the view of internship as part of a 'natural progression', an inevitable evolution through the stages of medical training.
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Advances in health sciences educationVolume
16Issue
5Pagination
627 - 642Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media BVLocation
Dordrecht, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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1382-4996eISSN
1573-1677Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2011, Springer Science+Business Media B.V.Usage metrics
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AdultAttitude of Health PersonnelAustraliaClinical CompetenceClinical MedicineFemaleHumansInternship and ResidencyInterviews as TopicMaleProfessional PracticeQualitative ResearchSchools, MedicalYoung AdultCommunity of practiceInternshipPostgraduate medical educationPreparedness for practicePre-registration house officerTransition to practiceWork-based learningProfessional identitySocial SciencesScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineEducation & Educational ResearchEducation, Scientific DisciplinesHealth Care Sciences & ServicesREGISTRATION HOUSE OFFICERSTOMORROWS-DOCTORSFINAL-YEARTRANSITIONCURRICULUMEDUCATIONSTUDENTSINTERNSSCHOOLMODEL
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