Exploring individual character traits and behaviours of clinical academic allied health professionals: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical academic allied health professionals can positively impact patient care, organisational performance, and local research culture. Despite a previous national drive to increase these roles, they remain low in number with no clear strategy for growth. Reported barriers to this growth cite organisational and economic factors with little recognition of the challenges posed to individuals. There is a lack of research to help allied health professionals understand the personal challenges of clinical academic training and practice. The aim of this study is to explore the character traits and behaviours of clinical academic allied health professionals to understand the individual attributes and strategies taken to pursue a career in this field.

Methods

A semi-stru

SUBMITTER: King E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10517465 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature