title: Conceptualizing the Research Culture in Postgraduate Medical Education: Implications for Leading Culture Change.
abstract: By recognizing symbols of research culture in postgraduate medical education, educators and trainees can gain a deeper understanding of the existing culture and mechanisms for its transformation. First, I identify symbolic manifestations of the research culture through a case narrative of a single anesthesia residency program, and I offer a visual conceptualization of the research culture. In the second part, I theorize the application of Senge's (1994) disciplines of a learning organization and discuss leverage for enhancing research culture. This narrative account is offered to inform the work of enhancing the broader research culture in postgraduate medical education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Administration, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. Jennifer.Obrien@saskatoonhealthregion.ca.|Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. Jennifer.Obrien@saskatoonhealthregion.ca.|Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, Royal University Hospital, 103 Hospital Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 0W8. Jennifer.Obrien@saskatoonhealthregion.ca.
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education; D035843:Biomedical Research; D003210:Concept Formation; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007857:Leadership; D015279:Organizational Culture
keywords: Action research; Education, medical, graduate; Organizational culture; Organizational learning; Research training