Table 4 Overarching synthesis across all six socialization strategies: explicit (intentional) learning objectives & implicit (unintentional) effects
Strategy | Socialization as an explicit (intentional) learning objective | Socialization as an implicit (unintentional) effect of social interaction at the workplace |
|---|---|---|
Facilitating newcomers in learning their new role | Making socialization explicit in the introduction program | Socialization is an unintentional effect of the introduction program |
Letting newcomers get acquainted with many supervisors | PDs explicitly let newcomers get acquainted with many supervisors | Getting acquainted to other health care professionals is not arranged and therefore socialization occurs unintentionally |
Making use of role modeling | Making explicit to residents that the PD is a role model | Assuming that PDs are a role model for residents without making it explicit and therefore socialization is an unintentional effect |