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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Med.
Sec. Healthcare Professions Education
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1329671
This article is part of the Research Topic Navigating Complexity in Postgraduate/Graduate Health Professions Education: Innovative Pedagogical Approaches and Assessment Strategies View all articles

Perceived training needs by tutors of family and community medicine and nursing of specialized health training: a qualitative descriptive study

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Sofia Berlanga-Fernández Sofia Berlanga-Fernández 1Miriam Rodriguez-Monforte Miriam Rodriguez-Monforte 2*Rosa Ma Pérez-Cañaveras Rosa Ma Pérez-Cañaveras 3Alicia Valer Alicia Valer 1Silvia Copetti Silvia Copetti 1Pere J Simonet Pere J Simonet 1Rosa Villafáfila-Ferrero Rosa Villafáfila-Ferrero 1Flores Vizcaya-Moreno Flores Vizcaya-Moreno 3
  • 1 Catalan Health Institute (ICS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
  • 2 Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain
  • 3 University of Alicante, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain

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    Introduction Specialized Health Training is a postgraduate training pathway in which physicians and nurses can choose to continue their learning and obtain the qualification of specialist professional in a specific field. The training is eminently practical with different clinical tracks in which nurses and physicians are tutored by clinician tutors. Our research aims to describe the experiences and perceptions of clinician tutors related to their own teaching performance and training needs. Methods We conducted a descriptive qualitative study. The sample consisted of active clinician tutors of specialized health training of family and community nursing and medicine, this being the main inclusion criterion, regardless of the number of years of experience as a tutor. Data were analyzed following a content analysis method. Results Four focus groups were held with 25 participants: 32% nursing tutors (8) and 68% tutors of medicine (17). The main categories identified were: 1) teaching performance; 2) training needs; and 3) characteristics of an ideal training program. The sample consisted of a majority of tutors of medicine compared to nursing. Conclusion Clinician tutors of Specialized Health Training of Family and Community nursing and medicine express the need to acquire pedagogical tools, to develop communication skills and to create a tutor network in order to improve their mentorship practice. Furthermore, more institutional recognition and protected time are also highlighted as important elements for their mentorship role. The findings of our research can serve as a guideline to start designing a training plan that meets the real needs of clinician tutors.

    Keywords: primary health care1, clinical mentors2, clinical tutors3, specialized medical and nursing training4, mentorship5

    Received: 31 Oct 2023; Accepted: 20 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Berlanga-Fernández, Rodriguez-Monforte, Pérez-Cañaveras, Valer, Copetti, Simonet, Villafáfila-Ferrero and Vizcaya-Moreno. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Miriam Rodriguez-Monforte, Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain

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