How to … grow a team in clinical education research

Ana Da Silva; Sonia Bussey; Colin Macdougall; Hugh Alberti; Aaron M Lett; Ray Samuriwo

doi:10.1111/tct.13718

How to … grow a team in clinical education research

Clin Teach. 2023 Dec 20:e13718. doi: 10.1111/tct.13718. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Ana Da Silva¹, Sonia Bussey², Colin Macdougall³, Hugh Alberti², Aaron M Lett⁴, Ray Samuriwo⁵

Affiliations

¹ Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.
² School of Medical Education, Faculty of Medical Education, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
³ Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
⁴ Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
⁵ School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK.

PMID: 38124446
DOI: 10.1111/tct.13718

Abstract

The Incubator for Clinical Education Research (ClinEdR) is a UK-wide network, established with support from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), to lead initiatives to build capacity in the field. Our lived experiences as members of the NIHR ClinEdR Incubator and wider literature are woven into this 'How to …' paper, which outlines what to consider as you seek to grow and develop a ClinEdR team. This paper sets out pragmatic steps to grow an effective ClinEdR team that has a wider impact and mutual benefits for its members and their institution(s). Growing a ClinEdR team requires more than a dynamic character to bring people together. In our view, you can grow a ClinEdR team with other people through a structured, well-thought-out approach, in which its members develop through collaborative work to achieve a shared objective.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the NIHR Incubator for Clinical Education Research. The views in this paper represent those of the authors and not necessarily NIHR or the Incubator.