Zijing Hu
Strengthening critical thinking through debriefing - experiential learning theory: A case study
Journal of education and health promotion
need transform united kingdoms uk delivery health care services better meet population needs expectations wellestablished critical importance research innovation drive transformations allied health professionals ahps represent significant proportion healthcare workforce developing expanding skills capabilities fundamental delivering new ways working however career opportunities combining research practice remain limited study explored perceived utility value doctorate postdoctoral ahps experience bringing researchrelated capabilities practice environments broadly interpretivist design qualitatively oriented crosssectional survey closed open questions developed enable frequency reporting focusing significance meaning participants attributed topic participants recruited via professional networks communities practice descriptive statistics used analyse closed question responses combined framework thematic analysis applied open question responses responses received 71 postdoctoral ahps located across four uk nations findings discussed four primary themes utilisation doctorate value doctorate impact career impact self support reference also made appropriate points descriptive statistics summarising closed question responses findings clearly articulate variability experiences amongst postdoctoral ahps able influence team organisational research cultures support development others drive service improvement challenges barriers obstacles encountered others reflect acknowledged many years acknowledging important conversation must move forward generate positive action ensure greater consistency harnessing benefits valueadded practitioners bring systemwide transformation aim inefficient leave navigating challenges individual creativity tenacity forwardthinking leaders organisations urgent need systemwide responses effectively consistently equitably enable career pathways combining research practice substantial proportion uk healthcare workforce