Abstract
Introduction Silos and group boundaries in the clinical workplace can result in
interprofessional conflict which can be a source of anxiety for doctors in training. The
social identity perspective (SIP) incorporates theories of social identity and
self-categorisation, and may provide a useful lens to understand the socialisation and
identity development of doctors. This study aimed to determine if and how the SIP may
provide insight into intergroup relations as experienced by internal medicine (IM)
trainees in Scotland.
Methods Interprofessional communication workshops hosted as
part of an IM boot camp between August 2020 and March 2021 were audio recorded and
transcribed verbatim. Subsequent individual interviews with consenting trainees further
explored social identity and intergroup relations. Data analysis employed template
analysis and deductive independent coding with the SIP informing the initial coding
template and new codes added inductively.
Results Seventeen workshops, involving
100 trainees, and ten subsequent individual interviews were in-cluded. Trainees related
to the social identity of an IM doctor and to stereotypes within the workplace. They
described intergroup tensions resulting from a perception of differing priorities. They
experienced outgroup derogation and the impact of role modelling those in their social
group during their identity development.
Funder
Scottish Medical Education Research Consortium
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