The sensemaking narratives of scientists working in health professions education scholarship units: The Canadian experience.

Publisher: Ubiquity Press Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101590643 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2212-277X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 22122761 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Perspect Med Educ Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2023- : [London] : Ubiquity Press
Original Publication: [Houten] : Bohn Stafleu van Loghum

Education, Medical/*methods ; Fellowships and Scholarships/*methods; Canada ; Education, Medical/trends ; Fellowships and Scholarships/trends ; Humans ; Interviews as Topic/methods ; Qualitative Research

Introduction: To date, research studying health professions education scholarship units has overlooked the perspectives of research scientists in the field, despite their important role in these units. This research explores how health professions education scientists uphold and/or upend the institutional logics of the units they work within.
Methods: Recruited via snowball sampling, 29 Canadian health professions education scientists participated in semi-structured interviews that lasted between 32-55 min. Data analysis was informed by the theories of organizational institutionalism-specifically, the microfoundation element of sensemaking.
Results: Respondents' narrations of career success were overtly linked to their research-oriented pursuits above other expectations (i.e., teaching, service).
Discussion: Respondents' narrative revealed a mismatch between the value they associated with teaching- and service-related pursuits, and the value the institution associated with those pursuits. Participants indicated a need to reconceptualize the institutional value associated with these endeavors.

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Keywords: Career success; Health Professions Education Scholarship Units (HPESU); Research scientist

Date Created: 20200513 Date Completed: 20210322 Latest Revision: 20230207

20231215

PMC7283403

10.1007/s40037-020-00577-1

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