TY  - JOUR
DO  - 10.22454/PRiMER.2021.389603
VL  - 5
DA  - 2021/10/19
N2  - Introduction: The objective of this study was to examine the mindsets (mastery, performance approach, performance avoidance) of early-career family physicians following graduation from a competency-based education residency program.
Methods: This was a longitudinal, cohort, survey study of family medicine residents at a large Canadian university. The 2015-2017 cohort of family medicine residents was surveyed at three time points: (1) at the end of residency training; (2) at 1 year in clinical practice; and (3) at 3 years in clinical practice. We used Baranik et al’s instrument to measure three types of mindsets. We performed descriptive and multivariate analyses using SPSS 26.0 software.
Results: Irrespective of the time in practice, mean scores were the highest on the mastery mindset and the lowest on the performance avoidance mindset measures (P<.001). Over time, the mastery mindset scores tended to decrease (P=.04).
Conclusion: Family physicians trained in competency-based education continued to be mastery-oriented in the first 3 years of clinical practice. This finding is reassuring given that the mastery mindset is associated with professional well-being and long-term success. Nonetheless, because mastery mindset scores appeared to decrease over time, residency programs need to ensure graduating residents are equipped with knowledge and tools to remain mastery-oriented throughout the course of their professional careers.
PB  - Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
AU  - Ding, Mao
AU  - Koppula, Sudha
AU  - Szafran, Olga
AU  - Au, Lillian
AU  - Babenko, Oksana
L2  - http://journals.stfm.org/primer/2021/babenko-2021-0031
L1  - http://journals.stfm.org/media/4422/primer-5-39.pdf
TI  - Mindsets of Early-Career Family Physicians Trained in Competency-Based Education
ER  -