Navigating the burden of proof and responsibility: A narrative inquiry into Indigenous medical learners' experiences.

Introduction: Many medical schools have well‐established admission pathways and programming to support Indigenous medical workforce development. Ideally, these efforts should contribute to attracting highly qualified Indigenous applicants which, in turn, may improve accessible, quality care for Indi...

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Publicado en:Medical Education Vol. 57; no. 6; pp. 556 - 566
Autores principales: Burm, Sarah, Deagle, Sebastian, Watling, Christopher J., Wylie, Lloy, Alcock, Danielle
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2023
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          Burm, Sarah
          Deagle, Sebastian
          Watling, Christopher J.
          Wylie, Lloy
          Alcock, Danielle
        affil: Continuing Professional Development and Division of Medical Education, Dalhousie University, Halifax Nova Scotia,, Canada
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          Narratives
          Accountability
          Students, Medical Psychosocial Factors
          Student Experiences
          Students, Minority Psychosocial Factors
          Indigenous Canadians Psychosocial Factors
          Education, Medical Psychosocial Factors
          Interns and Residents Psychosocial Factors
          Physician Attitudes Evaluation
          New Graduates Psychosocial Factors
          Financial Stress
          Education, Medical Economics
          Life Experiences Evaluation
          Human
          Conceptual Framework
          Schools, Medical
          Audiorecording
          Interviews
          Photography
          Education, Baccalaureate
          Students, Undergraduate Psychosocial Factors
          Social Identity
          Specialization
          Social Inclusion
          Thematic Analysis
      ab: Introduction: Many medical schools have well‐established admission pathways and programming to support Indigenous medical workforce development. Ideally, these efforts should contribute to attracting highly qualified Indigenous applicants which, in turn, may improve accessible, quality care for Indigenous people. However, it is difficult to evolve and tailor these approaches without a situated understanding of Indigenous learners' experiences. In this paper, we focus on the Canadian context, sharing Indigenous learners' stories about their journey towards and throughout medical training. Methods: The conceptual underpinnings of narrative inquiry and key principles from Indigenous methodologies were drawn upon throughout both data collection and analysis. Participants were Indigenous learners (medical students and residents) and a recently graduated physician (n = 5) from one Canadian medical school. Both spoken (formal recorded interviews) and visual (photographs) texts were used to make meaning of participants' experiences. Results: Participants' experiences during medical training showed a striking resemblance at three points in their transition to, and progression through, medical education: preparing for and applying to medical school, completing undergraduate medical training and determining specialty choice. Participants' stories revealed a tug‐of‐war between their identities as an Indigenous person and as a medical trainee, with these tensions sometimes compromising their perceived sense of belonging within both Indigenous and academic circles, creating, at times, a heavy burden to shoulder. Conclusion: Meaningful representation of Indigenous people in the medical workforce is about more than training additional health care providers; it requires understanding Indigenous learners and recently graduated physicians' experiences as they enter and navigate the medical profession. By amplifying their voices, we stand to gain a more holistic representation of the factors that contribute to and potentially impede the recruitment and retention of Indigenous people into the medical profession. By blending narrative and Indigenous research approaches, the authors explore Indigenous learners' motivations for pursuing a career in medicine, the barriers and enablers they encounter, and their future aspirations.
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