How do internal medicine subspecialty societies support clinician-educator careers? A qualitative exploratory study
Abstract Background Internal Medicine (IM) subspecialty professional societies can provide valuable community, recognition, resources, and leadership opportunities that promote career success. Historically, this support focused on clinical and research dimensions of academic careers, but educational...
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| description | Abstract Background Internal Medicine (IM) subspecialty professional societies can provide valuable community, recognition, resources, and leadership opportunities that promote career success. Historically, this support focused on clinical and research dimensions of academic careers, but educational dimensions have gained more attention recently. This study explores how IM subspecialty professional societies support their clinician-educator members. Methods Using a qualitative study with two phases, the authors collected information from each IM subspecialty society’s website about support for medical education. Using information from the first phase, we developed an interview guide for subspecialty society leaders. We used inductive thematic analysis to analyze interview transcripts. Results Website analysis identified various mechanisms used by several IM subspecialty societies to promote medical education. These included websites focused on medical education, dedicated medical education poster/abstract sessions at annual meetings, and strategies to promote networking among clinician-educators. Interviews with eight subspecialty society leaders about the professional societies’ roles with respect to medical education yielded four main themes: [1] varying conceptions of “medical education” in relation to the society [2] strategies to advance medical education at the society level [3] barriers to recognizing medical education [4] benefits of clinician-educators to the societies. Integrating these themes, we describe recommended strategies for professional societies to better serve clinician-educators. Conclusions We explore how IM subspecialty societies attend to a growing constituency of clinician-educators, with increasing recognition and support of the career path but persistent barriers to its formalization. These conversations shed light on opportunities for professional subspecialty societies to better serve the needs of their clinician-educator members while also enabling these members to make positive contributions in return. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fce1f51c48c74b009e4233ae1128f6282022-12-22T02:50:26ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202022-03-012211810.1186/s12909-022-03287-wHow do internal medicine subspecialty societies support clinician-educator careers? A qualitative exploratory studyLekshmi Santhosh0Emily Abdoler1Bridget C. O’Brien2Brian Schwartz3Department of Medicine, University of California-San FranciscoDepartment of Medicine, University of MichiganDepartment of Medicine, University of California-San FranciscoDepartment of Medicine, University of California-San FranciscoAbstract Background Internal Medicine (IM) subspecialty professional societies can provide valuable community, recognition, resources, and leadership opportunities that promote career success. Historically, this support focused on clinical and research dimensions of academic careers, but educational dimensions have gained more attention recently. This study explores how IM subspecialty professional societies support their clinician-educator members. Methods Using a qualitative study with two phases, the authors collected information from each IM subspecialty society’s website about support for medical education. Using information from the first phase, we developed an interview guide for subspecialty society leaders. We used inductive thematic analysis to analyze interview transcripts. Results Website analysis identified various mechanisms used by several IM subspecialty societies to promote medical education. These included websites focused on medical education, dedicated medical education poster/abstract sessions at annual meetings, and strategies to promote networking among clinician-educators. Interviews with eight subspecialty society leaders about the professional societies’ roles with respect to medical education yielded four main themes: [1] varying conceptions of “medical education” in relation to the society [2] strategies to advance medical education at the society level [3] barriers to recognizing medical education [4] benefits of clinician-educators to the societies. Integrating these themes, we describe recommended strategies for professional societies to better serve clinician-educators. Conclusions We explore how IM subspecialty societies attend to a growing constituency of clinician-educators, with increasing recognition and support of the career path but persistent barriers to its formalization. These conversations shed light on opportunities for professional subspecialty societies to better serve the needs of their clinician-educator members while also enabling these members to make positive contributions in return.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03287-wSocietiesSubspecialtyProfessional developmentClinician-educatorCareer development |
| spellingShingle | Lekshmi Santhosh Emily Abdoler Bridget C. O’Brien Brian Schwartz How do internal medicine subspecialty societies support clinician-educator careers? A qualitative exploratory study BMC Medical Education Societies Subspecialty Professional development Clinician-educator Career development |
| title | How do internal medicine subspecialty societies support clinician-educator careers? A qualitative exploratory study |
| title_full | How do internal medicine subspecialty societies support clinician-educator careers? A qualitative exploratory study |
| title_fullStr | How do internal medicine subspecialty societies support clinician-educator careers? A qualitative exploratory study |
| title_full_unstemmed | How do internal medicine subspecialty societies support clinician-educator careers? A qualitative exploratory study |
| title_short | How do internal medicine subspecialty societies support clinician-educator careers? A qualitative exploratory study |
| title_sort | how do internal medicine subspecialty societies support clinician educator careers a qualitative exploratory study |
| topic | Societies Subspecialty Professional development Clinician-educator Career development |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03287-w |
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