Project Title: A realist evaluation of appraisal of doctors
The Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine & Dentistry are seeking to attract PhD candidates to join their exciting and rapidly expanding programme of internationally-rated research. Applications are invited from individuals with realist and/or qualitative research experience.
The project
Since 2012, all doctors in the UK are required to undergo revalidation in order to maintain their licence to practise. At the core of revalidation is appraisal. Appraisal can be defined as the process by which an appraiser examines and evaluates a doctor’s practice by comparing it with current standards. Appraisal is intended to benefit patients by engaging doctors in continuous professional development in the assumption that this will lead to improvements in medical practice. The studentship will involve conducting a realist evaluation of appraisal of doctors to understand how appraisal is supposed to produce its effects on doctors’ practice and behaviour.
The successful applicant will be provided with an unparalleled opportunity to work with leaders in the field of revalidation and appraisal and realist research methodology.
For more details, please see:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AWE234/phd-studentship-a-realist-evaluation-of-appraisal-of-doctors-full-or-part-time/
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