Is it worth it? A qualitative analysis of the impact of medical education fellowships on careers.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Medical education fellowships provide training in teaching, assessment, educational program administration, and scholarship. The longitudinal impact of this training is unknown. The objective of this study was to explore the impact of medical education fellowships on the careers of graduates.

Methods

The authors performed a qualitative study with a constructivist-interpretivist paradigm using semistructured interviews in 2021. The authors used a purposeful randomized stratified sampling strategy of graduates to ensure diversity of representation (gender, region, fellowship duration, and career stage). Two researchers independently analyzed interview transcriptions using a modified grounded theory approach.

Results

The authors interviewed 10 graduates and id

SUBMITTER: Jordan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9731302 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature