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Identifying oneself as a teacher: the perceptions of preceptors
Author(s) -
Stone Sarah,
Ellers Beth,
Holmes Deborah,
Orgren Rosemary,
Qualters Donna,
Thompson Janet
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2002.01064.x
Subject(s) - perception , psychology , medical education , preceptor , pedagogy , mathematics education , medicine , neuroscience
Attracting and retaining qualified medical educators will be a continuing challenge as physicians feel more pressure to produce clinical revenue. With this paper we hope to begin to identify how clinical teachers, judged as excellent by their peers, establish their professional identity as physician and teacher. Method This qualitative study examines the views of 10 clinical teachers to identify the characteristics excellent preceptors attribute to their teaching identity. Results This study revealed four themes that influence faculty teaching identity: underlying humanitarianism, familiarity with adult learning principles, understanding of the benefits and drawbacks of teaching, and the image of self as teacher. Conclusion Using the findings from this study, suggestions are given to faculty developers for activities to increase physician identity as teacher.