Navigating protean career paths in medical education: insights from outstanding medical educators in South Korea.

Autor: Lee B; Department of Dental Education, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.; Department of Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea., Lee D; Department of Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea., Shin H; Department of Preliminary Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea., Park S; Department of Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea., Yang EB; Department of Medical Education, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea. nara@yuhs.ac.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC medical education [BMC Med Educ] 2024 Oct 19; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 1174. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 19.
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-06183-7
Abstrakt: Background: This study explored the career development experiences of Korean medical educators who have forged their paths amid dynamic medical education landscapes. Additionally, it explored their career development process by introducing a protean career theoretical framework, that is, an individual-led career development theory.
Methods: This study employed Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to gather in-depth insights regarding the experiences of medical educators who have successfully built their careers in Korea. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine medical educators to investigate the significance of these experiences. The emerging themes were categorised based on the protean career theory during data analysis.
Results: The findings revealed that medical educators navigated their careers in line with the protean career development model, characterised by protean career orientation, process and outcomes. Their experiences in the medical education domain were aligned with eight factors of the protean career model - self-direction, intrinsic work values, awareness, adaptability, agency, subjective career success, objective career success and organisational commitment.
Conclusion: In the context of less structured career pathways and a rapidly evolving regional environment, medical educators have developed individual-driven careers with self-direction and intrinsic values, formed their identities and demonstrated flexibility and proactive strategies. Hence, the protean career model successfully explains the characteristics of self-directed career development for medical educators, while emphasising the need for organisational support.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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