Almoayad, FA and Ledger, AJ (2016) Entering a new profession: Patient educator interns' struggles for recognition. Journal of Health Specialties, 4 (4). pp. 262-269. ISSN 1658-600X
Abstract
Objective: To ascertain patient educator interns' (PEIs) views on the internship experience and to explore how the transition to the workplace is experienced by new graduates from emergent professions. Methods: In this case study from Saudi Arabia, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 PEIs. Following a narrative type of analysis, case summaries were created, compared and interpreted. Results: Interns held preconceptions regarding the patient educator's role, and these preconceptions were frequently not mirrored by actual practice. The clash of preconceptions and actual experiences led participants to encounter shock. Conclusion: Transition shock for PEIs seemed to be exacerbated due to their position within a new profession. This study adds to a growing literature about the challenges experienced by workers in new and emerging healthcare roles.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016, Journal of Health Specialties. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
Keywords: | New profession; patient educator; role ambiguity; role blurring; transition; transition shock |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Nov 2016 13:33 |
Last Modified: | 05 Oct 2017 16:23 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.4103/2468-6360.191907 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Medknow Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.4103/2468-6360.191907 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:107501 |