TY - JOUR
T1 - The sensemaking narratives of scientists working in health professions education scholarship units
T2 - The Canadian experience
AU - Etmanski, Brittany
AU - Hamstra, Stanley J.
AU - Varpio, Lara
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, The Author(s).
PY - 2020/6/1
Y1 - 2020/6/1
N2 - Introduction: To date, research studying health professions education scholarship units has overlooked the perspectives of research scientists in the field, despite their important role in these units. This research explores how health professions education scientists uphold and/or upend the institutional logics of the units they work within. Methods: Recruited via snowball sampling, 29 Canadian health professions education scientists participated in semi-structured interviews that lasted between 32–55 min. Data analysis was informed by the theories of organizational institutionalism—specifically, the microfoundation element of sensemaking. Results: Respondents’ narrations of career success were overtly linked to their research-oriented pursuits above other expectations (i.e., teaching, service). Discussion: Respondents’ narrative revealed a mismatch between the value they associated with teaching- and service-related pursuits, and the value the institution associated with those pursuits. Participants indicated a need to reconceptualize the institutional value associated with these endeavors.
AB - Introduction: To date, research studying health professions education scholarship units has overlooked the perspectives of research scientists in the field, despite their important role in these units. This research explores how health professions education scientists uphold and/or upend the institutional logics of the units they work within. Methods: Recruited via snowball sampling, 29 Canadian health professions education scientists participated in semi-structured interviews that lasted between 32–55 min. Data analysis was informed by the theories of organizational institutionalism—specifically, the microfoundation element of sensemaking. Results: Respondents’ narrations of career success were overtly linked to their research-oriented pursuits above other expectations (i.e., teaching, service). Discussion: Respondents’ narrative revealed a mismatch between the value they associated with teaching- and service-related pursuits, and the value the institution associated with those pursuits. Participants indicated a need to reconceptualize the institutional value associated with these endeavors.
KW - Career success
KW - Health Professions Education Scholarship Units (HPESU)
KW - Research scientist
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85084503669&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s40037-020-00577-1
DO - 10.1007/s40037-020-00577-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 32394365
AN - SCOPUS:85084503669
SN - 2212-2761
VL - 9
SP - 157
EP - 165
JO - Perspectives on Medical Education
JF - Perspectives on Medical Education
IS - 3
ER -