How peer coaching can contribute to doctors' development as clinical supervisors: an interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Clinical supervisors work in demanding, complex environments, and faculty development activities should prepare them for these challenges. This study investigated peer coaching in the clinical setting as a faculty development activity for clinical supervisors. The study aimed to explore how peer coaching is enacted and how peer coaching may support clinical supervisors' development.

Methods

A realist evaluation study was conducted, involving qualitative interviews with 14 doctors who had participated in a peer coaching activity. Data were analyzed using a realist-informed reflexive thematic analysis.

Results

Themes that describe the conditions, learning behaviors, and potential learning outcomes of peer coaching were developed. A necessary condition for effect

SUBMITTER: Myrberg E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12276701 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature