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Supporting resident research learning in the workplace: A rapid realist review

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posted on 2018-11-01, 00:00 authored by C Noble, S R Billett, D T Y Phang, S Sharma, F Hashem, Gary RogersGary Rogers
Purpose
Residents are increasingly expected to engage in practice-based research; however, engagement in research whilst also fulfilling clinical duties is often challenging. Evidence suggests that residents require specific developmental experiences, along with clinical practice, to become effective researchers. The authors therefore conducted a rapid realist review to explore strategies and key mechanisms supporting effective resident research activities in clinical settings. They examined relationships amongst different clinical contexts, learning mechanisms, and research engagement outcomes to provide evidence-based, theory-informed recommendations for improving resident research engagement and extending understandings of workplace learning in health care settings.

Method
In 2015–2016, the authors used a rapid realist methodology informed by workplace learning theory to review international literature published between January 2005 and December 2015. The review drew upon sources from OVID Medline, ERIC, Embase, and AustHealth. The authors screened articles for eligibility using inclusion criteria and appraised articles using realist review quality criteria.
Results
The authors included 51 articles in the review. The review process identified three key mechanisms for effective integration and support of resident research engagement, as informed by workplace learning theory: (1) opportunities to engage in practice-informed research supported by longitudinal curricula, (2) guidance by clinician–researchers, and (3) assessing residents’ research readiness and promoting their intentionality for engagement.

Conclusions
This review extends existing literature and informs workplace-based research engagement strategies for residents whilst demonstrating the applicability of workplace learning theory to improving residents’ research engagement. The authors propose a learning model to support effective resident research engagement through clinical practice.

History

Journal

Academic Medicine

Volume

93

Issue

11

Pagination

1732 - 1740

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Location

Philadelphia, Pa.

ISSN

1040-2446

eISSN

1938-808X

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

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2018, Association of American Medical Colleges