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Published in: Perspectives on Medical Education 2/2017

Open Access 01-04-2017 | Eye-Opener

Applying occupational and organizational psychology theory to entrustment decision-making about trainees in health care: a conceptual model

Authors: Ylva Holzhausen, Asja Maaz, Anna T. Cianciolo, Olle ten Cate, Harm Peters

Published in: Perspectives on Medical Education | Issue 2/2017

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Abstract

In medical contexts around the world, supervising physicians continuously decide what degree of supervision to apply as trainees carry out professional activities. Although the implications for patients can be far-reaching, little is known about how these entrustment decisions are formed. The concept of ‘Entrustable Professional Activities’ has initiated interest and valuable research on factors that may influence the entrustment decision process.
The aim of the current article is to link models of entrustment developed in the fields of occupational and organizational psychology and military psychology to medical education studies that have explored the factors influencing physicians’ entrustment decisions. We provide a conceptual framework of the entrustment decision-making process, which we suggest will contribute to the understanding of how supervising physicians arrive at the decision to entrust a medical trainee with a professional activity.
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Metadata
Title
Applying occupational and organizational psychology theory to entrustment decision-making about trainees in health care: a conceptual model
Authors
Ylva Holzhausen
Asja Maaz
Anna T. Cianciolo
Olle ten Cate
Harm Peters
Publication date
01-04-2017
Publisher
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Published in
Perspectives on Medical Education / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 2212-2761
Electronic ISSN: 2212-277X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-017-0336-2

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