The Intersection of Gender and Resuscitation Leadership Experience in Emergency Medicine Residents: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective was to examine emergency medicine (EM) residents' perceptions of gender as it intersects with resuscitation team dynamics and the experience of acquiring resuscitation leadership skills.

Methods

This was an exploratory, qualitative study using grounded theory and a purposive sample of postgraduate year (PGY) 2-4 EM residents who function as resuscitation team leaders in two urban EM programs. One-on-one interviews were conducted by a single experienced researcher. Audiotaped interviews were transcribed and deidentified by two research assistants. A research team composed of a PhD educational researcher, a research nurse, an MPH research assistant, and an EM resident reviewed the transcripts and coded and analyzed data using MAXQDA v12. Themes and cod

SUBMITTER: Linden JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6001582 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature