Qualitative Study of Emergency Medicine Residents' Perspectives of Trauma Leadership Development.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Trauma team leadership is a core skill for the practice of emergency medicine (EM). In this study our goal was to explore EM residents' perception of their trauma leadership skill development through formal and informal processes and to understand factors that may impact the development and implementation of trauma leadership skills.

Methods

Using qualitative semi-structured interviews, we explored the leadership experiences of 10 EM residents ranging from second to fourth postgraduate year. Interviews were conducted between July 26-October 31, 2019 and were audio-recorded, transcribed, and de-identified. We analyzed data using qualitative content analysis.

Results

Residents discussed three main themes: 1) sources of leadership development; 2) challenges wi

SUBMITTER: McFarlane A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10777183 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature