爱尔兰皇家外科医学院博士后职位—医学专业精神

爱尔兰皇家外科医学院博士后职位—医学专业精神

Postdoctoral Researcher

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Description

At this time we are looking for a highly motivated and experienced researcher to support the delivery of an important Health Education Authority (HEA) Funded North South Research Programme awarded to Professor Denis Harkin (https: // www. rcsi.com/people/profile/denisharkin), who is Principal Investigator of this project entitled the PROfessionalism Partnership for Education Research (PROPER) Study : a novel online express team-based learning approach to knowledge acquisition and skills development in medical professionalism for medical students with mixed-methods and thematic analysis.

The RCSI is a national leader in Professionalism as evidenced by the appointment of a Chair in Medical Professionalism in 2018: the first of its kind nationally. The Medical Council stipulates that professionalism is a key competency of medical practice and that medical schools should encourage research into the teaching of professionalism. A new programme in professionalism that spans the undergraduate and post graduate curriculum has been developed. A component of this programme is a new, integrated, explicit curriculum in professionalism extending from year 1 to year 5 of the undergraduate medical school.

Medical Professionalism describes the values, attitudes and relationships which underpin the trust the public has in doctors. Medical education's challenge is to prepare medical students to practice as doctors across increasingly diverse cultural environments, to work collaboratively in partnership with patients and families to achieve good healthcare outcomes for all. Medical Professionalism enhances the quality and safety of care for patients. This study aims to enhance education in medical professionalism with cultural sensitivity by co-educating medical students from Medical School's North and South, in a novel transdisciplinary team-based learning approach, and assess the impact on their professionalism and cultural awareness using mixed-methos and thematic analysis.

Building on existing collaboration between The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and Queen's University Belfast (QUB), the two respective largest Medical School, and combine that with cross-cultural expertise from RCSI-Bahrain and the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The work is operationalised via innovative cross-institutional approach to online express team based learning in core topis of relevance to medical professionalism, with a mixed-methods approach to analysis with quantitative, qualitative and thematic analysis. The intention would be to create a blue- print for HEI Medical Schools on the island of Ireland to develop, implement and assess collaborative education in Medical Professionalism, with particular attention to cultural awareness and sensitivity, and maximise the patient experience across the island of Ireland. The purpose of this role will also be to provide key support to the Chair of Medical Professionalism.

Role Specifics

  Working with the Principal Investigator (PI) and research team to ensure the project deliverables are met

  Day-to-day Research Project Manager

  Developing Standard Operating Procedures and Resources for Research Project

  Co-ordinating and liaising with co-investigators and key stakeholders in the Research Project

  Conducting and analysing quantitative data, survey data and questionnaires

  Conducting and analysing qualitative interviews

  Preparing research ethics applications

  Administrative tasks such as setting up team meetings, setting agenda and taking minutes; preparing trial briefing reports on a regular basis.

  Assisting with the preparation of documentation related to regulatory requirements for the conduct of the Research Project

  Assisting with the dissemination of research findings to scientific and lay audiences

  Academic supervision of students and staff as required

  Engaging in performance development and participating in training and development programmes

  Other such duties, including teaching, as may be assigned from time to  time

  Other such duties, as may be assigned from time to time, to assist the office of the Chair of Medical Professionalism

Application Process

Please apply online no later than 5pm (on the closing date) with your CV and Covering Letter. Informal Enquiries can be directed to Professor Denis Harkin by email at denisharkin@rcsi.ie.