Embracing Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives in Defining Trainee Competence

Purpose To explore how multiple stakeholder groups contribute to the understanding of trainee competence. Method The authors conducted a constructivist qualitative study in 2015 using focus group discussions to explore the perceptions of different stakeholder groups (patients, nurses/nurse practitioners, supervisors/senior physicians, leaders/administrators, trainees) regarding trainee competence in the emergency department. The authors used a...