Qualitative Study of Emergency Medicine Residents ’ Perspectives of Trauma Leadership Development

In this study our goal was to explore EM residents ’ perception of their trauma leadership skill development through formal and informal processes and to understand factors that may impact the development and implementation of trauma leadership skills.Methods: Using qualitative semi-structured interviews, we explored the leadership experiences of 10 EM residents ranging from second to fourth postgraduate year. Interviews were conducted between July 26 –October 31, 2019 and were audio-recorded, transcribed, and de-identified. We analyzed data using qualitative content analysis.Results: Residents discussed three main themes: 1) sources of leadership development; 2) challenges with simultaneously assuming a dual leader-learner role; and 3) contextual factors that impact their ability to assume the leadership role, including...
Source: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research