Breaking trail in the Northwest Territories: a qualitative study of Indigenous Peoples’ experiences on the pathway to becoming a physician
Currently, there is a lack of Indigenous physicians in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada. The goal of this qualitative study was to explore the underlying factors that influence the journey to becoming a medical doctor and returning home to practice for Indigenous students from the NWT. Eight...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:9291702 2023-05-15T15:55:23+02:00 Breaking trail in the Northwest Territories: a qualitative study of Indigenous Peoples’ experiences on the pathway to becoming a physician DHont, Thomsen Stobart, Kent Chatwood, Susan 2022-07-12 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9291702/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35819085 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2094532 en eng Taylor & Francis http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9291702/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35819085 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2094532 © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. CC-BY-NC Int J Circumpolar Health Original Research Article Text 2022 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2022.2094532 2022-07-31T01:58:45Z Currently, there is a lack of Indigenous physicians in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada. The goal of this qualitative study was to explore the underlying factors that influence the journey to becoming a medical doctor and returning home to practice for Indigenous students from the NWT. Eight qualitative, semi-structured interviews were conducted by phone or in-person. Participants represented Dene, Inuvialuit and Métis from the NWT and were at varying points in their journey into careers in medicine, from undergraduate university students through to practicing physicians. The main themes identified included access to high-school courses, the role of guidance counsellors, access to mentors and role models, a need to prioritise clinical experience in the NWT, influences of family and friends, diversity and inclusion, and finances. Interpretations: Significant barriers, some insurmountable, remain at every stage of the journey into medicine for aspiring Indigenous medical doctors from the NWT. These findings can inform policy development for pathway program that assist aspiring Indigenous physicians at each stage. Text Circumpolar Health Inuvialuit Northwest Territories PubMed Central (PMC) Canada Northwest Territories International Journal of Circumpolar Health 81 1 |
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Currently, there is a lack of Indigenous physicians in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Canada. The goal of this qualitative study was to explore the underlying factors that influence the journey to becoming a medical doctor and returning home to practice for Indigenous students from the NWT. Eight qualitative, semi-structured interviews were conducted by phone or in-person. Participants represented Dene, Inuvialuit and Métis from the NWT and were at varying points in their journey into careers in medicine, from undergraduate university students through to practicing physicians. The main themes identified included access to high-school courses, the role of guidance counsellors, access to mentors and role models, a need to prioritise clinical experience in the NWT, influences of family and friends, diversity and inclusion, and finances. Interpretations: Significant barriers, some insurmountable, remain at every stage of the journey into medicine for aspiring Indigenous medical doctors from the NWT. These findings can inform policy development for pathway program that assist aspiring Indigenous physicians at each stage. |
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Breaking trail in the Northwest Territories: a qualitative study of Indigenous Peoples’ experiences on the pathway to becoming a physician |
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Breaking trail in the Northwest Territories: a qualitative study of Indigenous Peoples’ experiences on the pathway to becoming a physician |
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