Participation and progression: New medical graduates entering professional practice

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dc.contributor.authorBearman, M.
dc.contributor.authorLawson, M.
dc.contributor.authorJones, A.
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityMargaret Bearman, Mary Lawson, Alison Jones
dc.identifier.citationAdvances in Health Sciences Education, 2011; 16(5):627-642
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10459-011-9284-5
dc.identifier.issn1382-4996
dc.identifier.issn1573-1677
dc.identifier.orcidJones, A. [0000-0002-1105-6195]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/69943
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer-Verlag Dordrecht
dc.rights© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-011-9284-5
dc.subjectCommunity of practice
dc.subjectInternship
dc.subjectPostgraduate medical education
dc.subjectPreparedness for practice
dc.subjectPre-registration house officer
dc.subjectTransition to practice
dc.subjectWork-based learning
dc.subjectProfessional identity
dc.titleParticipation and progression: New medical graduates entering professional practice
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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