The Case for Junior Doctor Academic Internships: A Narrative Review of the Published Literature
Yassar Alamri,1,2 Xaviour Walker,3 Tim J Wilkinson1,2 1Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; 2Medical Education Unit, University of Otago, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; 3Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago, New ZealandCor...
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| description | Yassar Alamri,1,2 Xaviour Walker,3 Tim J Wilkinson1,2 1Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; 2Medical Education Unit, University of Otago, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; 3Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago, New ZealandCorrespondence: Yassar AlamriCanterbury District Health Board, 2 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch, 8011, New ZealandTel +6421750015Fax +6433786080Email yassar.alamri@nzbri.orgIntroduction: There is a growing concern with the dwindling academic workforce especially in medicine. Academic internships refer to a hybrid internship during which an intern spends a period of time (typically 3– 6 months) in academic/research endeavours. These may serve as initial research experience for junior doctors. However, the merits of this programme have not been assessed to date.Methods: Studies on integrated academic internships by junior doctors (ie, interns) were included in the present review. The identified articles were grouped into themes. For each article, the methodological approach (and subsequent implemented methods) was noted. The articles were also critically appraised for methodological soundness (both at the study-level, and the outcome-level).Results: A total of 1621 publication titles were identified and screened, of which 8 publications were included in the final review. The major themes of the identified publications are: overview of the academic internship programme, evaluation of a programme’s experience and outcomes, and other miscellaneous publications.Discussion: The studies to date have only reported on “soft outcomes”, but overall, interns and supervisors alike appear to be satisfied with the programme. Whether the programme increases the likelihood of future academic careers is difficult to establish at this juncture. The academic internship posts appear to be competitive, which reflect their popularity among graduating medical students.Keywords: medical education & training, junior doctor, medical student |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ca9a314efbb47c88b894643169803fe2022-12-21T19:57:33ZengDove Medical PressAdvances in Medical Education and Practice1179-72582021-07-01Volume 1279980867321The Case for Junior Doctor Academic Internships: A Narrative Review of the Published LiteratureAlamri YWalker XWilkinson TJYassar Alamri,1,2 Xaviour Walker,3 Tim J Wilkinson1,2 1Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; 2Medical Education Unit, University of Otago, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; 3Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago, New ZealandCorrespondence: Yassar AlamriCanterbury District Health Board, 2 Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch, 8011, New ZealandTel +6421750015Fax +6433786080Email yassar.alamri@nzbri.orgIntroduction: There is a growing concern with the dwindling academic workforce especially in medicine. Academic internships refer to a hybrid internship during which an intern spends a period of time (typically 3– 6 months) in academic/research endeavours. These may serve as initial research experience for junior doctors. However, the merits of this programme have not been assessed to date.Methods: Studies on integrated academic internships by junior doctors (ie, interns) were included in the present review. The identified articles were grouped into themes. For each article, the methodological approach (and subsequent implemented methods) was noted. The articles were also critically appraised for methodological soundness (both at the study-level, and the outcome-level).Results: A total of 1621 publication titles were identified and screened, of which 8 publications were included in the final review. The major themes of the identified publications are: overview of the academic internship programme, evaluation of a programme’s experience and outcomes, and other miscellaneous publications.Discussion: The studies to date have only reported on “soft outcomes”, but overall, interns and supervisors alike appear to be satisfied with the programme. Whether the programme increases the likelihood of future academic careers is difficult to establish at this juncture. The academic internship posts appear to be competitive, which reflect their popularity among graduating medical students.Keywords: medical education & training, junior doctor, medical studenthttps://www.dovepress.com/the-case-for-junior-doctor-academic-internships-a-narrative-review-of--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-AMEPmedical education & trainingjunior doctormedical student |
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| title | The Case for Junior Doctor Academic Internships: A Narrative Review of the Published Literature |
| title_full | The Case for Junior Doctor Academic Internships: A Narrative Review of the Published Literature |
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| title_short | The Case for Junior Doctor Academic Internships: A Narrative Review of the Published Literature |
| title_sort | case for junior doctor academic internships a narrative review of the published literature |
| topic | medical education & training junior doctor medical student |
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