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Roles, tasks and educational functions of postgraduate programme directors: a qualitative study
Hanna Frydén1, Sari Ponzer2, Kristiina Heikkilä3
1Department of Medicine (Huddinge), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Postgraduate Medical Journal
|August 31, 2015
Summary
Programme directors perceive their roles through four functions: structural, human resource, political, and symbolic. Understanding these perceptions using the Bolman and Deal framework can enhance postgraduate medical education leadership.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Leadership Studies
- Organizational Psychology
Background:
- Programme directors manage postgraduate medical education, encompassing educational and managerial duties.
- Limited research exists on programme directors' self-perceptions of their leadership roles.
- Theoretical frameworks can enhance understanding of these complex educational roles.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate programme directors' perceptions of their roles, tasks, and functions.
- To apply the Bolman and Deal theoretical framework to these perceptions.
Main Methods:
- Conducted semi-structured interviews with 17 programme directors.
- Analyzed interview data using a deductive content analysis approach.
Main Results:
- Programme directors' roles align with Bolman and Deal's four functions: structural, human resource, political, and symbolic.
- Structural and human resource functions were most frequently emphasized.
- Some tasks encompassed multiple functions and evolved over time.
Conclusions:
- Programme directors' role perceptions are diverse.
- The Bolman and Deal framework offers a valuable lens for understanding and developing these leadership roles in medical education.
Keywords:
MEDICAL EDUCATION & TRAINING
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