Table 2 Learner-driven and supervisor-driven developmental assignment characteristics (DACs)
S. No | DACs | Description |
|---|---|---|
Learner-driven DACs | ||
1 | Creating change | Create and facilitate change in a way the functions of healthcare system work |
2 | Controlled autonomy | Choice to make task-related decisions with pre-set informed boundaries |
3 | Unfamiliar responsibilities | Handling novel responsibilities |
4 | High level of responsibility | Performing activities with high personal or organizational impact |
5 | Making a commitment | Committing to provisional findings in written form |
6 | Managing diversity | Leading people from different cultures, gender, social and ethnic backgrounds |
7 | Working across boundaries | Influencing people or processes over which the young clinician has no direct authority |
Supervisor-driven DACs | ||
1 | Briefing | A session about task specifications and requirements before assigning the task |
2 | Debriefing | A two-way feedback session after the completion of the task |
3 | Accountability | Audit after the assignment is completed; involves accountability at all levels |
4 | Learner-assignment matching (LAM) | Task assignment after trait identification and providing support while maintaining the optimal level of challenge |